DRC natural resources review press of Friday, June 21, 2013

The biweekly Maximum reports that the "DRC becomes the largest producer and exporter of world cobalt" and states that "the revival of mining in Katanga province, exports of cobalt did a great leap from 26,168 tons in 2007 to 119,341 tons in 2012, according to the Division of Mines and Geology of the provincial government. " The newspaper notes: "With exports up over 350% in five years, the DRC is again the largest producer and exporter of cobalt However, its refining capacity remain to improve his many industrial applications make the cobalt. '. one of the eight strategic raw materials. DRC concentrate about 40% of world reserves of iron ore, or about 2.14 million tonnes.
 Nevertheless, returning to the report of Amnesty International with this issue, "Human rights and trade war?" And the title: "Amnesty International condemns mining in Katanga," the biweekly the Maximum notes that " artisanal miners working in Katanga province are mistreated, underpaid and subjected to unfair rules. "
 "The natural resources in the perimeter of Virunga coveted: towards a war for oil in the East," the newspaper Tempête des Tropiques which indicates that "UNESCO, which shall maintain the areas listed World Heritage Site , has renewed its opposition to any oil activity in the Virunga National Park. Nevertheless we are witnessing two opposing fronts in the country. Firstly, the front consists of two powerful Western companies, Soco International British and French total, and, secondly, the international community represented in this case by UNESCO. " The tabloid wonders "facing the two fronts in the presence of national and international public opinion has to wonder about how the government in Kinshasa plans to decide what already is seen by many as a new war that would be row replace that always led to the east by the M23, with the assistance of interested Rwanda. An important case to follow. "

Pending a solution on the side of Virunga National Park, the biweekly Congo News announcement about the DRC EITI report 2011 that "the players in the oil sector in order of battle." The newspaper notes: "In the failure of the EITI Validation Report DRC-2010, the responsibility of the entire oil sector although less pronounced than in the mining sector where the liquefaction of USD 88 million royalty scandalized the national community. This responsibility of the oil sector also stood around the EITI Requirement related to the completeness of the payments. Requirement not satisfied because COHYDRO, public operator was not included in the corporate boundaries when it appears in JV many in both Grabens on the Atlantic coast. In addition, Cohydro had received several payments but were not reported because of its ambiguous status as often confused with the state. Yet, the two structures are distinct ". For this problem and many others, the newspaper reported that Thursday, June 20, 2013, the Virunga hotel lounge Memling, held a workshop on "Awareness of oil companies in the collection of data in the report EITI DRC 2011, organized by the Executive Secretariat of EITI DRC.

The newspaper Tempête des Tropiques announces that "the Centre for Geological and Mining Research (CRGM), a public scientific and technological, organized from 19 to 20 June 2013 in its premises, its" third scientific conference "to address prospects of geology in the 21st century in the Congolese context. "

For its part the Forum des AS newspaper reports held on Thursday, June 20 at Kinshasa, a day of discussion and reflection on coffee DRC and indicates that we are heading towards the revival of the sector for boost the economy. The newspaper reports that the DRC had set up a strategy paper to revive the coffee sector. The Government's vision set out in this strategy reflects the recommendations of the actors in this sector. The document guides all stakeholders on the implementation of activities selected for the actual recovery on the ground of this sector.
Forum des As notes that "for over two decades, the coffee sector faces enormous technical difficulties, agricultural, regulatory, commercial and financial. Indeed, it should be noted among other low productivity of plantation a deterioration of the quality of the coffee market, the lack of investment and credit campaign. "
 
At Isangi, Eastern Province, Radio Okapi reports that "fishermen demanding the expulsion of hippos on the Congo River." These hippos, who invade this part of the Congo River, the attack during the night, disrupting fishing activity for two weeks. Fishermen invite the authorities to act quickly to allow them to work properly during the period when fishing is generally abundant.The program of environmental protection and other local NGOs oppose a discharge hippos. According to an official of such organizations, the same request last year, and Isangi Basoko, has resulted in the illegal killing of two hippos and five elephants. He says that people usually confuse repression and slaughter of these protected species

Reporting the doctoral thesis last Wednesday at the Catholic University duCongp, Forum des AS newspaper wrote that Onesimus Kukatula, "Multinationals contribute only up to 1.5% in human development in the DRC." The paper notes "the results of their contribution to development are more or less positive but not sufficient to the extent that these companies gagent do they bring that government provides several advantages (exemption) to the multinational not sufficiently incorporate the social dimension in their investment process. Given this situation, the doctor now in development economics has invited the Government of the Republic to play a key role in guiding multinational in growth sectors growth by adopting appropriate legislation