The air became unbreathable for students and teachers of the institute Makimbilizo Kasumbalesa , nearly 90 km from Lubumbashi , Katanga , announced Radio Okapi that spilled sulfuric acid for 20 years by the Company industrial and mining development in Congo ( Sodimico ) near the school eventually pollute the air. According to the prefect of the college, Father Tonny , some students even bleed from the nose. He regretted that the students can not study for two hours in the morning for fear of suffocation.
On another note , according to the same radio, the Governor of Katanga, Moïse Katumbi denounced Wednesday, October 16 in Lubumbashi, the harassment of the financial authorities ' on mine operators of the province . " Katanga became almost a large dairy cow you do not want to feed ," he has said. It was the opening of the fourth edition of the Katanga mining briefing also called Case ( Partnership for Infrastructure Development in Africa).
About the electric current in the Democratic Republic of Congo , the Minister of Water Resources and Electricity, Bruno Kapanji Kalala has registered false to the widespread idea that the electric current of more benefit to neighboring countries to the DRC itself , the Observateur newspaper reports this minister declaration: "Lately , we do not export electricity . Instead we import , specifically in the southern part of the country , especially for the mining operation . We import 100 megawatts per day either Zambia or Zimbabwe . " According to the newspaper , the Minister for Water Resources and Power, it is important for the DRC and its neighbors to evolve in interconnected power exchange networks.
The government's efforts to stabilize the business climate in the DRC are already bearing fruit . This is the case to say the growing number of operators and investors jostling at the gate of the DR Congo . The latest being Polish nationality , says the Potentiel newspaper to announce that Polish economic operators explore investment opportunities in the sectors of water and food . The news was announced Tuesday, October 15 by Mr. Bernard Bujwicki , Polish businessman and CEO Firma Bartosz Sp Bujwicki Sobiech , a firm that has invested in water supply and food .
Radio Okapi reports that the conflict on community forests delay the implementation of programs to protect the forest in the process Redd Isangi city located 125 km west of Kisangani in Orientale Province. These conflicts can be violent against villages and chiefdoms see areas on the right of enjoyment of the land , according to representatives of these communities. These attended Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 October at training on the rights of local communities living in the areas of implementation of the project to fight against climate change Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation ( Redd ) .
Members of the steering committee of the National Action Water and Sanitation ( CNAEA ) Committee met on Thursday , October 17 at Kinshasa , under the supervision of the Minister of Planning, Vunabandi , informs the Potentiel newspaper which indicates that the purpose of the meeting was to assess the enforcement of the special meeting of March 6 and examine the proposed restructuring CNAEA .
The Congolese News Agency ( ACP ) announces that the week of October 20 to 26, 2013 will be devoted to the world in a campaign for the prevention of lead poisoning that can cause intellectual disabilities . According to a press release from WHO, the international week of action to prevent lead poisoning in 2013 will focus on " out of lead in paint ." During this week , WHO and UNEP ( United Nations Environment Programme) encourage and facilitate efforts worldwide to eliminate lead in paints . The two UN agencies will also raise awareness of lead poisoning , highlight the efforts of countries and partners to prevent lead poisoning in children and urge other measures to eliminate lead paints.
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