DRC natural resources press review of Friday, June 28, 2013

The newspaper the Potentiel reports that "the recovery plan Gecamines was the center of a debate UNIKIN." The tabloid noted that "since 2010 the transformation of twenty companies of State corporations, continues to spark debate as to their participation in the development efforts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yesterday Thursday at the University of Kinshasa, this issue has been the focus of a conference organized by the media house Geopolis, whose theme was "What about the stimulus plan Gecamines: economic lifeblood for the development of the DRC." ​​Before , teachers, researchers, experts and students, the Administrator CEO of Gecamines, Ahmed Kalej Nkand, speaker of the conference, has worked on the issue of recovery of Gecamines, society, gradually begins to be reborn from the ashes under the mid-term "satisfactory".On another topic, the newspaper Tempête des Tropiques reports that for the construction of the hydroelectric dam Katende, the stage is already set for the start of work. The newspaper reports that the Minister of Water Resources and Electricity, Bruno Kapandji, returned yesterday from Kinshasa Kananga where he went to palpate the finger that reality. The Observateur newspaper confirmed this information and added that "the purpose of his trip in this corner of the Republic is to realize the deployment of equipment for use in the construction of the dam Katende, located in the province of Kasai Occidental. These devices intended for the construction of the dam Katende came from India. Katende dam will be carried out by Indians. The Indian government is financing the construction of the dam up to 60% and the Congolese government intervenes with . funding 40% The owner is Angelique group of India with funding Exhime Bank, an Indian bank development.The newspaper  the Potentiel also reports that the "Bandundu revives its agricultural vocation with the oil mill Mikwi rising from the ashes" and noted that to "stop for many decades, the oil mill in the district Mikwi Kwilu, Bandundu Province, is enjoying a renaissance.'s back again operational. Reopening the mill of Mikwi bears the mark of a man who believed in this project. tenacity and willingness of the Honourable Olivier Kamitatu son local, finally paid, drawing mill of Mikwi from the ashes. With the support of its Belgian partners, the Honourable Olivier Kamitatu Etsu financed the reactivation of the oil mill Mikwi for a production capacity of 1000 liters / day. This should contribute to food self-sufficiency of its electoral base and the city-province of Kinshasa.For its part, Radio Okapi said civil society Malemba Nkulu, 700 km from Lubumbashi (Katanga) took from Tuesday, June 25, the initiative to alert people to the presence of hippos on the river Congo . This civic organization broadcasts on a local radio station, releases to prevent potential attacks inhabitants of these animals.