DRC natural resources review press of Monday, May 13, 2013

The newspaper Tempête des Tropiques with this title in the first page "Mines and Hydrocarbons: Two reports overwhelm the DR Congo: LICOCO denounces corruption and fraud practiced by suppliers and carriers of petroleum products while ACIDH deplores the mafia practices mining sector in Katanga. "Citing the report by the Congolese League of fight against corruption (LICOCO) May 7, 2013, the newspaper said, for example, that "suppliers of petroleum products has signed contracts to supply these products with the State Congolese through the Ministry of Hydrocarbons, refuse to pay the fees of various state services yet again and provided through the contract which they themselves are signatories. Leaving their caps just suppliers, they are coupled with several qualities that charterers / shippers and refuse to comply with the Congolese maritime law under the pretext of the benefit of the contract for the supply of petroleum products. " The newspaper believes that political support would be based on behavior.Regarding mining, the same newspaper reported that the Action against Impunity for Human Rights (ACIDH), an NGO defending and promoting human rights based in Katanga, published Saturday May 11, 2013 a report on the transparency of mining revenues in the DRC, where the province of Katanga. According to the newspaper, "Emmanuel Umpula, executive director of ACIDH showed five streams that led the organization to write this report to show the scheming opinion prevailing in the mining sector in Katanga province on the management financial resources from precious materials. Which makes the state budget does not fit the reality. ""Kabwelulu, the minister who lost billions of dollars USD in the DRC", it is with this reason that Congo Weekly News wrote: "Is not it came time to resign Martin Kabwelulu, Minister Mines, past expert casting revenue? Worst ministers has ever the DR Congo. During his reign scandals have succeeded at a frenetic pace in the mining sector. "The daily le Potentiel states that "in Eastern Province, the Governor-in Bamanisa is going to war against the traffickers or fans in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve." According to the tabloid, "The Governor of the Eastern Province, Jean Bamanisa Saidi, committed, Friday, May 10, to ensure the protection and survival of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, which is plagued by the illegal exploitation of wood, gold and poaching .."Neither violence nor disputes or rebellion against the laws of the Republic are authorized channels to resolve conflicts related to the management of natural resources such as the Okapi Wildlife Reserve," said the governor in a roundtable he held in Mambasa-center, the newspaper notes.Local sources indicate that the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was stormed by the people, the military and armed groups are deliberately creating insecurity to engage in illicit activities.Fighting in Eastern Province also struggle Eastern Kasai where Radio Okapi reported that "the provincial government is committed to combating poaching in the park Salonga." UN radio reports that "the province of Kasai-Oriental is committed, Sunday, May 12, to end poaching in the Salonga, said Minister of the Interior, Hyppolyte Mutombo Bwebwe. According to him, a police anti-poaching brigade will be sent in the coming days in the park to track poachers. "The radio said that the park Salonga straddles several provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including the Eastern Province, Ecuador, Maniema and Kasai Oriental. Poaching was done within three aforementioned provinces. The poachers were pursued in these provinces and took refuge in Kasai-Oriental, including Lomela and Katako Kombe, said Hyppolite Mutombo.On another note, Radio Okapi reported that "Maniema, the mining company Banro has relocated from artisanal miners of its concession." According to the radio, "the mining company Banro relocated Friday, May 10 forty seven households artisanal miners Salamabila its concession in the territory of Kabambare to over 350kilomètres Kindu (Maniema). All these households will be installed in the newly subdivided camp called concrete where the company has built homes for these families. "The radio said that "two hundred households are affected by the operation, said the president of artisanal miners. He added that when Banro is located at Namoya to Salamabila to exploit gold, artisanal miners had asked in their terms of office, the leaders of that organization, to build more houses for them before releasing this concession. Banro officials stated that the relocation of fifty-three other households will continue next week, "for c It is a process. remaining hundred other households will have to wait the construction of other new homes by Banro, they added. "Through the Namoya mining project, the mining company Banro Corporation plans to produce 300 kg of gold per month in the city of Salamabila in Maniema province.