DRC natural resources review press of Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Echoing a Global Witness report, the Potentiel informs that "Rwanda and Burundi in the heart of the mining mafia in the DRC." The paper notes: "Even documented evidence Senior officers are caught red-handed in the money ore mafia circuits oiled certification in these neighboring countries are transformed into real Laundry New Global Witness research... revealed the involvement of high-ranking military in the gold trade in eastern Congo. They are Burundians, Congolese and Rwandans. Fraudulent exports tons of gold, tantalum and tungsten are a matter for rebels and Congolese officers and Burundian and Rwandan state structures.The newspaper reports that the information Global Witness document published in French now present the results of research conducted in the DRC in the provinces of North and South Kivu, Burundi and Rwanda in March and April 2013.

On this issue of mines, the Phare newspaper said the National Assembly, "Accused Aubin Minaku reveals .... KAMBINGA withdrew his motion after meeting Minister Kabwelulu". The tabloid said that, according to the deputy Olongo Basil who addressed the press at the end of this hearing. "Minaku revealed Germain KAMBINGA withdrew his motion without the knowledge of the other signatories of the motion, after contact with the Minister of Mines, Martin Kabwelulu".

To believe the Forum des As newspaper, the statement of the President of the National Assembly following a petition filed Tuesday, June 11, 2013 by members of the opposition against the president of the National Assembly. This is actually the logical continuation of their boycott of the plenary session last Monday. And because these elected four parliamentary groups accuse the speaker of the House a number of facts which the most prominent is the freezing of their initiatives in the framework of parliamentary control.



Commenting on the issue, the Observateur newspaper says that some observers have questioned the benefit of expansion of parliamentary control. According to knowledgeable sources, parliamentary control is transformed into a way to get rich by honorable Members. According to the same sources, they have created an unhealthy and unpatriotic practice of having confidence motions and questioning, a bargaining shameful. They initiate projects motions and arrange later with pimps recruited from both Houses of Parliament or outside to negotiate the withdrawal or cancellation of the said motion.On the same issue, the Forum des As newspaper reports on his side that "the President of the National Assembly who met members of the Opposition did not fail to refresh the memory of those elected on what is the accused. He lit the lantern of each other on the fact that his office has recorded 87 oral questions with debate 26 issues, 13 points of arrest, 12 applications of parliamentary inquiry committees and two motions distrust. All these initiatives have come from members of the Opposition and Majority. "On the occasion of a conference of presidents, it was understood that each chairman of the parliamentary group to raise awareness among members so that we can not trivialize parliamentary control. It was also understood that the office should from time to time to see which mediate motion and when should the program. This is for the good time management we. Also on the no-confidence motion against the Minister of Mines, I have build up on the events of this motion that the author had written me to ask you can not program it because it would enrich . Is a member has the right to postpone a motion without consulting the other members? So how do I allow myself to freezing actions emanating mainly from the Opposition? These are questions we must ask ourselves and that we need to work on table in full transparency, "said the President of the National Assembly members of the Opposition.

On another issue, Radio Okapi reported "two militiamen of the Popular Front for Democracy (FPD) Colonel Shetani were arrested Monday, June 10th by elements of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) supported by the warden to Chondo (North Kivu). Fighting broke out between the two groups since June 9. According to the radio, Rodrigue Katembo, the curator of the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) in charge of operations in force joint FARDC-Gardes park, said the two militiamen arrested were transferred to the military camp of the 82nd sector Rwindi. Rodrigue Katembo accused the Mai Mai from Nyamilima have attacked their position in order to practice poaching and illegal fishing in Lake Edward. newspaper the Palmarès calls for the Congolese national parks are managed differently because they have become shelter rebels and other uncivil. The newspaper believes that the leaders of the ICCN must define an efficient policy protection and conservation