DRC Natural resources review press of Tuesday, June 18, 2013

"Parliamentary Oversight: KAMBINGA Vs Kabwelulu: appointment in September!" As the newspaper Prosperité announcing that "the parliamentary session in March 2013 ended on last weekend. At the Lower House, the balance is largely positive. Statistically, according to the Honourable President Minaku Ndjalandjoko Aubin, this last session is one of the best since 2006 until today, particularly in terms of parliamentary scrutiny: 21 written questions were addressed to the asset managers of the state, 15 arrests were treated with 3, 38 questions oral discussion with 10 were aligned; 2. confidence motions pending against Mines Ministers and Portfolio A rely on about the authorized national representation mouth, confidence motion against the Minister Kabwelulu never been removed. Minaku Aubin took the opportunity to call managers in making appropriate arrangements for, next September, there will be a healthy republican parliamentary oversight responsibility, to separate the wheat from the chaff on both else.

The same tabloid said that "obviously KAMBINGA Germain expects this appointment strong feet. For his motion filed on May 10, 2013, has been enriched by other complementary elements from African Progress Panel headed by Kofi Annan and Michel Camdessus that establish losses for the DRC to 1.3 billion between 2010 and 2012 due to poor management of national mineral resources. " In his letter for further information, the spokesman of the MLC had annexed additional list of signatories in accordance, he had said, the case law of motion Matata where elected officials have the right to withdraw their signatures after filing of the said motion. Your determination, the Deputy MLC said he never met the Minister nor withdrew his motion of no confidence. For the withdrawal of a motion, he informs, requires due process that goes especially for the removal of signatures, as was the case with the Honourable Mayo, the UNC Kamerhe which On two occasions, has missed the head Matata Ponyo Mapon."


The record of the suspension of the DRC by the EITI will certainly mentioned by the Minister of Mines in its defense to the no confidence motion KAMBINGA the Potentel newspaper that within "the next EITI Report, the Board makes the focus on six important steps. " The newspaper states that "the lessons learned from the invalidation of the EITI 2010 report, the EITI Board-RDC analysis six measures that will be applied rigorously in the next report." It focuses on six measures, defined in terms of requirements. This is mainly 9,11,12,13,14 and 15 requirements. It was during the meeting of the technical committee of the Executive Committee of the EITI DRC.

On the same issue, referring to the opacity in the transparency of state taxes in 2010, the newspaper Le Phare writes: "EITI differences between the digits of the financial authorities and mine." The newspaper reports that the third-floor EITI report 2010 was released yesterday, Monday, June 17, 2013. Quoting Me Albert Kabuya, executive member of the EITI DRC, the newspaper notes: "By comparing the figures presented by the one and the other (companies), it is obvious that differences raise questions Who is telling the truth and. that hides the reality? If companies in these two sectors (mining and oil) reported more and less financial authorities, where is the difference? In the chain of payment of taxes, royalties and other, where the gap through which the difference of figures crept? And in the case where the state has received more and companies reported less than two partners who do not speak the truth? "

On another note, the newspaper l'Avenir announces that "replay emergency plan Regideso" and says "For two days, from 17 to 18 June 2013, experts from the water sector and those of the Government found workshop to review the objectives of the contracts, including performance contract with the Government in February 2012 and the service contract with the / SDE Finagestion Group in December of the same year. Upon completion of this work, a comprehensive and thorough review of contractual arrangements will be made and shall afford the parties have the same understanding of their commitments. "

For its part, Radio Okapi announced that "Eastern Province, the inhabitants of Roman Congo oppose the purchase of their forest." The inhabitants of the Roman town of Congo, 50 km west of Kisangani (Orientale Province), oppose the purchase of about a thousand acres of their forest by a Congolese Diaspora. They held, Saturday, June 15, a march of anger to protest the sale, organized by them, by the services of Land Affairs. The people of Congo Romain say running out of space to cultivate their fields since the extent of their forest has been sold.

The same source informs that in Kinshasa, there was evaluation of the project "Makala" in Central Africa. The "Makala" project to plant fast-growing trees in the suburbs of Kinshasa and Brazzaville is already bearing fruit. These trees have reduced the pressure on natural forests. They also contribute to the improvement of agricultural production of farmers. About three hundred delegates passed this project to comb during a conference held in Kinshasa from 11 to 13 June 2013.

In addition, about fighting in Lubumbashi between FARDC and "Bakata Katanga" Potentiel newspaper titles:  "Case" Bakata Katanga "below the maps and the daily wrote:" The followers of "Bundu dia Kongo" have attempted to raise in the Bas-Congo, the State had to win to finally restore order in the province. Enyele in Ecuador in turn challenged the public authorities. The State, enjoying all the trappings of power, has triumphed. But in the Katanga province, an insurgent group, presented under the name of "Bakata Katanga" defy with impunity the state for months. The sluggish reaction surprised. There are certainly obscure interests that operate in the shadows. Below a card that escapes the understanding of the general public. "