lundi 18 novembre 2013

DRC natural resources press review of Monday, November 18, 2013

Project on water, MEPs call for the revision of the Water Code ," information which indicates that the Phare for two days, more than fifty members of the House Committee on Planning and infrastructure, company experts and guests discussed at a workshop in the development of national legislation in the water sector . This workshop was held in Kawali building in Kinshasa.

The same information and for the Potentiel newspaper , members were informed about the issues of water legislation .
 For its part, the tri-weekly Congo  Nouveau informs the senators voted Friday, November 15, 2013 , the law on the liberalization of the electricity sector in the DRC , a week after his visit to the National Assembly. According to the newspaper , this law offers the opportunity to become private operators in the sector.

The population of the mining area in the chiefdom Soleniama Baboa Bokoe Ituri held Friday, November 15th a protest march against the exploitation of gold by the semi-industrial societies in its entity , informs Radio Okapi that says , by civil society Irumu this population accuses these companies do not take into account the interests of indigenous performing community projects. During the protest , demonstrators torched the local office and the leadership of the group , threatening to burn dredges companies complained . More than five semi-industrial companies operate gold in the chiefdom Baboa Bokoe to Irumu . But , according to civil society, the population does not benefit from these mining activities.
In the same order in Katanga, the Sakania community creates a committee to assess the social actions of mining companies in the country, reports the Congolese News Agency (ACP ), which stresses that the administrator of the territory, Kilonge Mpundu welcomed the initiative of the Sakania community to establish a committee to assist local communities to properly claim their rights including the assessment of social actions of mining companies operating in their territory. "Before it was a population that is raised , who came to the district office to denounce acts because the company does not stand properly , the company was not doing this or that ... We tried to give advice how to claim their rights and ask the people to what is a priority , "said Mr. Kilonge Mpundu .

On another note, the gorilla reserve Sarambwe is occupied by local and foreign armed groups there are more than a year , reports Congo Nouveau indicates that the presence of these armed groups threatens the security of protected animals in the park Virunga , in North Kivu .
For oil in the Lake Albert and Virunga National Park , Museveni concocts a rebellion with Colonel John Tshibangu announces Manchette newspaper which emphasizes that " reliable sources reveal that Museveni is in preparation of a new rebellion aimed to continue destabilization of the eastern part of the DRC . " The newspaper adds that " the Ugandan government prefers to protect its territory Makenga and his men , with the sole aim to convince to join the men of Colonel John Tshibangu fallen to attack again , with the guarantee of Museveni , the DRC ... "
The Ecofin Agency announces that the company Regal Resources Ltd listed on ASX announced Nov. 15 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Traxys Europe SA to acquire, explore and develop the important project of copper and cobalt Kalongwe , Katanga in the DRC. The two companies will acquire a 60% interest , with the right to 20% later in the project, following an agreement with the Industrial and Commercial General Congo SPRL (IGCC ), which holds Kalongwe . " Kalongwe is a real opportunity for Regal and appears as an ideal project for the company in its current stage of development. Not only it offers potential targets of copper and cobalt but reduces investment liabilities of the company through risk sharing with a strong financial partner , "said David Young , CEO of Regal . The results of drilling in the project provided mineralization including 3.38% Cu and 0.93 % Co over 90.23 m, 4.14% Cu and 0.57 % Co over 77.60 m and 2.22 % Cu and 0 , 84% Co on 70 m.

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