DRC natural resources press review of Friday, November 22, 2013

The closing of the tripartite workshop on the revision of the Mining Code was held yesterday in Kinshasa. Echoing this activity, the Phare newspaper announces that the ball is in the government camp and emphasized that this session ended with a series of observations that the Minister ( hydrocarbons representative of the Mines mission) promised to " report accurately to the government." The newspaper added : " This workshop served as a foundation to resolve differences ... Be assured that the recommendations will be incorporated into the Draft to be forwarded to Parliament."

" The Mining Code revised soon ," as his side tri-weekly Africa News writes that the representative of the Minister of Mines has expressed the wish to see the Mining Code to be implemented , safeguard the interests of the State and all actors involved. He said he was satisfied because the recommendations of this meeting showed more points of convergence than divergence .

Stay on the folder of mines  where Radio Okapi reports that hundred thirty four homes minerals have been identified in the territory of Mambasa (Eastern Province) . This was revealed Wednesday, November 20 the National coordination of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR ) , at the end of the assessment of the security situation work in mining areas in Ituri. The purpose of this meeting was to set up a monitoring mechanism to certify the minerals that depart from the eastern DRC do not come from conflict zones. According to the conclusions of the ICGLR , gold mining extract these homes is usually sold fraudulently in neighboring countries that the organization has not appointed.Mining in these homes, military, police and militia led by Morgan illegally exploit minerals. They collect taxes and impose fines , says the ICGLR .
 On another topic , Radio Okapi reports that the Senate passed Wednesday, November 20 recommendations of the commission that investigated the pollution of the coastal city in Moanda Bas- Congo after oil extraction . The Senate recommends including Perenco to invest in environmental compliance and decontaminate the soil and waters of this coastal city. Chairman of the Senate Committee , Flora Mosendu , calls on the authorities to bring Perenco to assume its responsibilities for the maintenance of ecosystem Moanda .

The same media reports that fishermen operating on Lake Edward to Kanyabayobga ( North Kivu ) unlawfully use more than four hundred children aged 12-17 years in this business. The denunciation was made Thursday, November 21 by President Kakule Kaniki research center on the environment, democracy and human right ( CREDDHO ) . He described the practice of "serious violation of children's rights ." He asked that we should government intervention " as the Congo tomorrow belongs to the children ."