DRC natural resources press review of Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The National Assembly voted a law for the recovery of some companies , informs Radio Okapi . According to the UN radio , companies Sotexki , Gecamines Minocongo , QuoVadis , PLZ Brikin and some 200 other vital industries at risk for years, will be supported by the Congolese government for their recovery. Law supporting their rescue was reviewed and approved Monday, October 22 in the National Assembly . While welcoming the government's initiative , some national MPs are concerned about its feasibility. For the member Juvenal Monobo facing the importance of this initiative , we need a clear plan for the restructuring.

In the same order , the Potentiel newspaper says , on the proposal of the Minister of Portfolio, the government is preparing a rescue plan for the MIBA , the Sokimo and Sotexki . According to the paper , the proposal took place during the meeting of the Government of thematic group on Monday. At the same time , the newspaper said , the government has long dwelt on the need for a new transmission line between the fuel station Ango - Ango (Bas- Congo) and Kinshasa.

The Federation of Congolese Enterprises ( FEC ) threatens to paralyze economic activity in Katanga, announces Potentiel writing that the investigation carried out for more than a week in the Katanga province by the General Prosecutor of the Republic is unwelcome in areas of economic operators in the province. They threaten to go on strike to protest against what they consider to rightly , as a new form of harassment . On site in Katanga, it is reported that investigators from the Prosecutor General of the Republic were diverted from their mission, originally limited to the mining sector, the now extends over all mining operators in the province, sector confused.
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" The ore of Lweshi operated illegally by multinationals ," the Prosperité newspaper who quotes the national deputy Pico Mwepu. According to him, the newspaper writes, ore Lweshi in Rutshuru territory in the province of North Kivu , is operated by Rwanda and the M23, with the blessing of predatory multinational companies specializing in the trade of blood minerals.

The Potentiel newspaper reports the holding the 5th Ministerial Conference on Environment from 17 to 18 October 2013 in Gaborone (Botswana) where , serving as vice -president of the organization on behalf of the sub- region of Central Africa, the DRC delegation was led by the Minister of the Environment, Bavon N'sa Mputu . According to the paper , the objective of this session was threefold: to provide a platform for African countries to strengthen their common negotiating position in order to get the best possible outcome of talks on climate change ; operationalize the Rio +20 process through the development and implementation of regional flagship programs to achieve the objectives of sustainable development, strengthening and enhancing the United Nations Environment Programme , in order to see its role in the follow-up to Rio + 20 .

According to the same media , in South Kivu , indigenous pygmies demand access to their land in the Kahuzi -Biega park. Speaking to the press yesterday in Kinshasa , pygmy chiefs , led by the NGO " Environment, Natural Resources and Development ( ERND ) " demanded the recognition of their rights to the land they have , their reintegration and allocation damages for the harm suffered. The newspaper reports that they have initiated legal action against the Republic and the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN ) .