DRC natural resources press review of Thursday, July 25, 2013

Forum des AS newspaper reports that the Congolese Ministry of Water Resources and Electric and donors (World Bank, ADB, DBSA and IDC) reflect, in a three-day workshop opened yesterday in Kinshasa Wednesday, July 24, on issues related to the feasibility of Inga III project. This will involve the establishment of appropriate selection process developer, the detailed project and institutional organization of the project or the specific laws timetable.According to the newspaper, these seats are on the Paris workshops in which stakeholders were informed of the conclusion of the project's feasibility. The names of donors, Jamal Saghir, Director of Operations of the World Bank for Africa, reaffirmed the support of donors to the project in its current phase of completion of studies preparations and in its subsequent construction phase Structure. It has also stressed the need of taking into account all the risks that may be induced by the project (technical, financial or skidding time) and the establishment by the Government of the DRC to a detailed timetable and be respected in its development.On the same issue, the Phare newspaper believes that the DRC and donors are in the final adjustments. The newspaper said that besides the Kinshasa meeting, the donors expect the Congolese government lifted in the best period of clear options for the financing of the project because of the enormity of the cost, namely 15 billion U.S. dollars, to protect the interests of the Congo and the Congolese people whose electricity needs should be met as a priority and, finally, transparency in the selection process of the project developer.On another note, Radio Okapi reports that the African Society of wood (SAFBOIS) dropped there over a year, more than 400 timber logs in the forest land Isangi and on the bank of the river Lomani, Eastern Province. This act of cutting such a quantity of valuable timber and leave, according to civil society Isangi connotes a spirit of sabotage against the Congolese government had granted to the African society of wood a forest concession to exploit. Perez Bolengelaka, advisor in charge of communication of civil society Isangi, accused and said Tuesday, July 23, that this act is undoubtedly contrary to the process of fighting against climate change and is a shortfall for the local community, which is exposed to the risks of climate change."They have abandoned valuable timber such as Afromosia. As we face the climate situation. To this end, we call on the Congolese authorities to ensure these abandoned wooden taking disciplinary steps against this company, "suggested Mr. Perez Bolengelaka.Still on the issue of forest, the newspaper Référence Plus announces that the Japanese through JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) has made available by the Congolese Ministry of Environment of remote sensing equipment to analyze satellite images for a better understanding of the state of the Congolese forests. And these images are analyzed, with the support of the Japanese expertise in the laboratory DIAF. It was Tuesday, July 23, 2013 during the hearing that the Minister of the Environment has granted a delegation of JICA.The Observateur newspaper reported that in Kibale Gold fever is waiting for its first gold pour. The newspaper wrote that during a tour to the Virunga Room II of the hotel Memling Tuesday, July 23, 2013 release, the President and the staff of the major mining project located in Eastern Province indicated that Kibali Gold expects its first casting gold by the fourth quarter. President Kibali Gold, Mark Bristow, reported that more than a million tons of ore from the open pit had been stored to power the circuit oxide metallurgical plant to be commissioned in the current the third quarter of this year.Speaking of the work of the eighth meeting of the Regional Committee for the fight against the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Great Lakes region, which were held in Kinshasa from 23 to 24 July 2013, the Prosperité newspaper announces that members of the United ICGLR expect such a determination to work together to cut the link between mineral revenues and financing of illegal armed groups that cause insecurity and instability in the region. Also, they want to open the way for competitiveness on the international market.