vendredi 25 octobre 2013

DRC natural resources press review of Friday, October 25, 2013


The railways Compagnies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola have available to mine operators for a railway route transactions mining products through the port of Lobito , in Angola, informs the Prosperité newspaper. According to the paper , this is from the province of Katanga that the railway will serve as a solution to the Congolese mineral products abroad, through the port of Angola. Basically, this rail line will help mine operators to send their goods in the city of Lobito , located on the Atlantic coast of Angola. On this occasion , a meeting is in the offing between the leaders of the National Railway Company of Congo ( SNCC ) and CFB ( Caminhos de Ferro Benguelo ) to materialize this ambitious project. It should be noted that several sharing sessions will be held in the coming days to discuss and define short-term conditions for the launch of such project work.

Remain in Katanga where there was paralysis of economic activities. " The FEC on his threat ," as the Potentiel that says " Katanga branch of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo ( FEC ) has declared a general strike , paralyzing economic activities in the province. Fec / Katanga and protests against the abuses suffered by its members as a result of a fact-finding mission conducted into place by the General Prosecutor of the Republic.

Radio Okapi  confirms this information by stating that several gas stations, shops, banks and other large commercial spaces are closed in several cities of Katanga since Thursday, October 24 . Traders responded to the strike call of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo ( FEC ) protesting against the sealing of commercial establishments and some mining companies by a committee of the Prosecutor General of the Republic. This commission from Kinshasa accuses traders whose establishments were sealed customs and tax fraud as well as corruption

However, a few hours later, Radio Okapi reported that economic activities have resumed timidly Thursday, October 24 afternoon in Lubumbashi after the paralysis observed in the morning. Some service stations are operational again. This recovery follows the announcement of Federation of Enterprises of Congo ( FEC ) / Katanga , read the beginning of the afternoon by his vice president , calling on all its members to resume their normal activities. At the same time , the FEC / Katanga announced the reopening of commercial and mining companies sealed last week by a commission from Kinshasa .

On another topic , the Phare publishes a long folder named " Cohydro LTI : scam confirmed." The newspaper said that on October 17 he had published information about a case of fraud suffered by Cohydro ( The Congolese Hydrocarbons ) , after non-performance by its South African partner nebula (LTI Labohlano Trading Investment PTY ) of an order of petroleum products of the order of 10 million dollars. The newspaper published an update of the Embassy of South Africa in the DRC indicating that its role was limited to certify that Mr Themba Masingi Cornelius , representative of the firm LTI was indeed a topic South African . As for the aforementioned negotiated with Cohydro transaction, this diplomatic mission assumes no responsibility.

"Starting rehabilitation pilot fishing center of Kinkole " announces the publication of Kinshasa of Dépêches de Brazzaville indicates that in the 2013 crop year - 2014 , the government has allocated eighty thousand U.S. dollars which some funds will restore the breath to center. According to the newspaper , the ceremony marking the start of construction took place on October 22 at the site of the pilot fishing center .

The same media reports that the Congolese Ministry of Forest Economy and Sustainable Development and the Economic Community of Central African States ( CEEAC ) organized in partnership with NEPAD , a workshop upgrade " monitoring and evaluation on key indicators of sustainable management of land and water resources in Central Africa.

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