Congo conflict shutters Heineken brewery, cripples economy


FILE PHOTO: A member of the M23 rebel group checks people before attending a rally addressed by Corneille Nangaa, Congolese rebel leader and coordinator of the AFC-M23 movement, in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge/File Photo

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - At his bar in Bukavu - a city in eastern Congo overrun by Rwandan-backed rebels last month - Adolphe Amani dipped into his dwindling stock of beer to serve a table of thirsty customers watching a recent Sunday football match on his television.

But with his main supplier - the nearby Heineken-owned Bralima brewery - shuttered, he expects to close his doors within the week.

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