刚果（金）矿业首都科尔韦齐的居民正在起诉一家中国大型矿业公司和政府，指控它们造成大范围环境污染。律师表示，此案可能成为该国历史上最重要的环境诉讼之一。这起诉讼增加了外界对刚果南部钴铜富矿区外资矿业作业的关注。
Residents of Kolwezi, the mining capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, are suing a major Chinese mining company and the government over widespread environmental pollution. Lawyers say the case could become one of the most significant environmental lawsuits the country has seen. The claim adds to growing scrutiny of foreign mining operations in Congo's cobalt- and copper-rich south.
刚果（金）东南部矿业中心科尔韦齐的居民已向一家中国大型矿业公司和刚果政府提起诉讼，指控它们在钴铜作业中造成周边地区大范围环境污染。参与该案的律师称，这可能成为该国历史上影响最深远的环境诉讼之一。
Residents of Kolwezi, the mining hub of southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have filed a lawsuit against a major Chinese mining company and the Congolese government, accusing them of causing widespread environmental pollution around cobalt and copper operations. Lawyers involved in the case say it could become one of the most consequential environmental lawsuits in the country's history.
刚果生产全球大部分钴，这种矿物对电动汽车电池至关重要，中国企业控制着该地区很大份额的矿业作业。居民和倡导团体长期抱怨，采矿废弃物污染了科尔韦齐周边的河流和农田，影响了附近社区的饮用水和农作物产量。
Congo produces most of the world's cobalt, a mineral critical to electric-vehicle batteries, and Chinese firms control a large share of mining operations in the region. Residents and advocacy groups have long complained that mining waste has contaminated rivers and farmland around Kolwezi, affecting drinking water and crop yields for nearby communities.
该案预计将考验刚果法院如何处理针对为国家创造巨额收入的强大外资矿业利益的索赔。如果判决居民胜诉，可能鼓励铜带地区针对其他被指控造成类似环境危害的矿业经营者提起进一步法律行动。
The case is expected to test how Congolese courts handle claims against powerful foreign mining interests, which generate significant revenue for the state. A ruling in the residents' favor could encourage further legal action against other mining operators accused of similar environmental harm across the copper belt.