Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern ...

Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern ...

Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...

Heineken announced it has lost operational control of its facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo due to escalating conflict, withdrawing all staff from Bukavu and Goma after armed ...

Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dutch brewer said on Friday.

The Bukavu facilities employed around 1,000 people both directly and indirectly, it had said previously. "Our top priority is the safety and wellbeing of our employees," its Friday statement said.

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Armed groups have taken control of its sites in Bukavu and Goma—eastern Congo’s largest cities—as well as surrounding ... with Congo—home to over 100 million people—a significant market.

The Bukavu facilities employed around 1,000 people both directly and indirectly, it had said previously. "Our top priority is the safety and wellbeing of our employees," its Friday statement said.

Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dutch brewer said on Friday.