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05 December 2025

Heineken sells brewery in war-hit eastern Congo

The Netherlands | With more than 100 armed groups fighting Congolese forces in the mineral-rich eastern DR of Congo, Heineken has done the only sensible thing and transferred its brewery in Bukavu, the second largest city in eastern Congo, to a Mauritia-registered company for a token 1 EUR. 

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