Likasi

[ li-kah-see ]

noun

1. a city in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Likasi

/ lɪˈkɑːsɪ /

noun

1. a city in the S Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): a centre of copper and cobalt production. Pop: 345 000 (2005 est) Former nameJadotville

Example Sentences

Gecamines' Shituru hydrometallurgical facility, which processes copper and cobalt, is seen in this general view, outside Likasi in the southern region of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo, January 31, 2013.

From Reuters

Fifty others were trapped inside the goods train after 12 of its carriages flipped off the track in the accident near Likasi, a mining town between Lubumbashi and Kolwezi in the copper and cobalt-rich southeast.

From Reuters

The accident involved a goods train that was carrying people near Likasi, a mining town between Lubumbashi and Kolwezi in the copper and cobalt-rich southeast.

From Reuters

Down the road towards the town of Likasi, the Shituru copper refinery is another rusting behemoth dating back to 1929, operating at roughly 10 or 20 percent of its nameplate capacity.

From Reuters

Now they are pushing south, with attacks reported in January just 70 km from Likasi, and have also moved into artisanal mining areas, where a traumatized population is fleeing to escape them.

From Reuters