DRC natural resources press review of May 7, 2013

"Chinese Contracts: Exim Bank blocks", with this title that the daily Phare reports that "it suggests Exim Bank, China's financial institution which was to hand in his pocket, gave a brutal slowdown in disbursement process. Yet, it was understood that it can disponibiliser an initially estimated at 9 billion U.S. dollars and lowered the amount of U.S. $ 6.2 billion as a result of the raised tub bottom slashing Congolese minerals in Western capitals and Bretton Woods institutions, including the International Monetary Fund. "According to the newspaper, "the closing of the valve is linked to the Exim Bank of Kinshasa refused to yield to the Chinese side the 32% stake of Gécamines in Sicomines, the joint venture expected to steer the contract between the Congolese government and Chinese investors. They were keen to control 100% of the capital Sicomines. There is also the decision of the Congolese state withdrawing its guarantee since 2008 at the insistence of the Bretton Woods institutions. "The tabloid also reports that "with regard to the effective mobilization of funds, it seems Exim, made very cautious and suspicious by the Congolese state has disbursed so far, in all and for all 368 million USD in five years, which represents only 1/10 of the money promised to the Congolese state. "On another issue, the newspaper announced that Lighthouse "initiative of Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW), it was held from Thursday 2 to Friday 3 May 2013 in the Sultani Hotel in Gombe, a conference Advisory on peace agreements and conflict minerals in Congo Its goal. provide not only the Congolese elite the opportunity to contribute to solutions to the country's crisis, but also to conduct a review of all former initiatives Peace taken for the DRC and mobile failures. " The tabloid said that "in sum, the participants unanimously adopted the Nairobi Agreement as the type of agreement that must be because it promotes peace."

Radio Okapi reported that "the Lubumbashi petroleum raised Monday, May 6 in the evening they have triggered the strike in the morning.'s First vice-president of the provincial leadership of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo (FEC), Patrick Muland said the Congolese Control Office (CCO) is committed to temporarily suspend the forced expense of benefits against which the protesting oil "r."

"The FEC and the OCC have reached this agreement with the involvement of the Prime Minister, according to Patrick Muland," said the UN radio

On another note, the newspaper l'Avenir reports that the "Government disburses FC 67 billion to finance agriculture" and explains that during the cabinet meeting yesterday, after examining the general economic situation the Troika members spoke of farm program. "The newspaper recalled that Lubumbashi, "the Prime Minister announced funding of at least 5 billion Congolese francs per province. This program took shape, it now amounts to about 67 billion. C ' 5 billion on average, except of course the Katanga has a slightly more ambitious program of 20 billion francs. "The newspaper reported that "disbursements will be progressively in accordance with the Governors of provinces concerned and the national Minister of Agriculture" .

Regarding electricity, the newspaper notes, there are some problems between SNEL and the major mining producers. It was recently decided, and this was confirmed during yesterday's meeting, there must be under the control of the Minister of Economy and Minister of Portfolio negotiations between SNEL and primary producers mining to agree on contract rates. Even if it is established that these rates must increase, but gradually so as not to mining producers in trouble. "

For its part, the Observateur newspaper title "Grand conservationist: Prince William calls for saving elephants up the Congo" and noted that "during a press conference Saturday, May 4 2013 in London, Prince William appealed to the international community that mobilizes against the slaughter of African elephants. Prince William has announced that it will soon launch an international petition to amend the law and to prohibit the trade and trafficking of ivory. "To believe the tabloid, Prince William added that "we can do more in this area to combat poaching. But it also keeps the people of Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, say the leaders of countries like Thailand, their ivory market is unacceptable. "