The Kivu Gold Corporation ( Sakima ) produced Tuesday, December 24, 17 tons of cassiterite after 17 years of interruption of its business, reports Radio Okapi. The cassiterite is treated sewage plant Kalima , registered office of the company , 101 Km from Kindu in Maniema and for export . Its production was made possible by a commercial contract between the companies and Sakima Valko Mining Investment. Cassiterite is contained in sealed drums . According to the center of expertise and certification , its content is 68%. According to the head of transit Sakima Kindu , Jean Kisimbika , activities Sakima could be revived through technical and financial assistance included in the sales contract signed last December between Sakima Valko and mining investment . This assistance has been effective since July.
Work walkthrough EITI report for 2011 , mining in the DRC took place Tuesday, December 23 at the Grand Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi, chaired by the provincial Minister of Mines of Katanga, Audax Smpwe , reports the Congolese Agency Press (ACP). According to the DRC EITI 2011 report , mining, on the list of 83 companies , an amount of $ 907,688,001 was reported by mining companies while the state , meanwhile , said the amount of 1.135 . $ 103065 . This work brought together the heads of financial departments : IMB DGRAD , the LDB , the DRKAT , delegates from the Ministry of Mines , officials of mining, oil , forestry and civil society. According to the National Coordinator of the EITI, Mack Dumba Jeremiah the purpose of this workshop is to strengthen governance by improving transparency and accountability in the extractives sector.
" South Sudan and CAR: Oil at the center of conflicts," titles the Potentiel newspaper on its headline and writes: " Again, the region of Central Africa is the scene of deadly conflict South Sudan and the Republic . Central burn , making you forget for a while the drama that constantly gnaws the eastern part of the DRC Curiously, these two countries have a special feature . petroleum buried in their basement It is about the control of this natural resource . play the real issue. Central Africa is already fragile, we must fear a domino effect in other countries in the region. resurgent Ugandan rebels of the ADF - Nalu DRC auspicious omen . "
vendredi 27 décembre 2013
mardi 24 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Scarcity of information on natural resources today . However, Radio Okapi reports that the Kilo Moto Mining Company ( Sokimo ) seeking the support of the government and its partners to exploit the gold deposit Kibale South , which contains 40 tons of gold. According to the COO of the company Watsa , Ntangu Sanduwo , exploitation of this deposit will especially help revive the activities of gold production and help improve the living conditions of more than three thousand employees of the company , totaling more than six months of salary arrears . The Sokimo is facing operational difficulties in recent years. The production of gold mining in some square was suspended. Much concessions the company was amodiée its partners , including Kibale Gold , Anglo Gold Kilo and Mwana Africa .
The same Radio Okapi reports that the circulation of firearms in the Opala territory , over 250 km south of Kisangani ( Orientale Province) , is at the origin of large-scale poaching and insecurity . It delays the effective take-off activities of the new park in the district of Lomani Tshopo . But civil and military Company does not agree on the means to be used to end this situation. Poaching has included in this part of the country since the return of Toms called who escaped from the Osio prison in October 2010. War weapons and ammunition circulating in the new forest park Lomani . Local Civil Society leads a campaign to end this situation. In particular, it invites people to make weapons of war for peace. But on the side of the army , repression is favored . After delivering three FARDC weapons of war he held a man was arrested and sent to Kisangani. The military authorities have also convened a significant Opala for reasons of investigation
The same Radio Okapi reports that the circulation of firearms in the Opala territory , over 250 km south of Kisangani ( Orientale Province) , is at the origin of large-scale poaching and insecurity . It delays the effective take-off activities of the new park in the district of Lomani Tshopo . But civil and military Company does not agree on the means to be used to end this situation. Poaching has included in this part of the country since the return of Toms called who escaped from the Osio prison in October 2010. War weapons and ammunition circulating in the new forest park Lomani . Local Civil Society leads a campaign to end this situation. In particular, it invites people to make weapons of war for peace. But on the side of the army , repression is favored . After delivering three FARDC weapons of war he held a man was arrested and sent to Kisangani. The military authorities have also convened a significant Opala for reasons of investigation
lundi 23 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Monday, Becember 23, 2013
" What really slow recovery of MIBA ," writes Tempêtes des Tropiques which considers the recommendation of the Steering Committee for Enterprise Reform Portfolio ( Copirep ) never materialized. This recommendation , the newspaper said , was to fund the certification deposits Miba . The newspaper involves the former finance minister , now Prime Minister , Augustin Matata Ponyo , who acted contrary to the wishes of the Prime Minister at the time, Muzito .
The Agency Ecofin notes that the Mpokoto gold project in the west of the province of Katanga, recorded a 35% increase in its JORC resources that have reached 510,000 ounces of gold from 11.1 Mt 1.42 g / t gold. According to the Investment Company Armadale Capital Plc , the increase is the result of 21 drilling program and recent geological interpretations 164 boreholes previously made. "We remain focused on a new delimitation of ounces of gold resources , as well as on the work of major development necessary for producing low-cost commercial or planned in the next two years," explained December 19 Justin Lewis , non-executive director of Armadale . Armadale holds , through its subsidiary company Netcom Global Inc., 80 % interest in this project low- capex and opex - low where it intends to start gold production in 2015. The state of DR Congo holds 20% in the Mpokoto project.
" N'Sa Mputu Elima and Atama Tabe make degassing Kabuno Gulf a priority," informs the Potentiel that says " initially, the Gulf waters shared with the Kivu lake through a narrow passage of about ten meters. a lava flow from the volcano Nyamulagira isolated the Gulf so it stands like a lake full . According to studies conducted by international experts, it has been shown that the waters of the Gulf of Kabuno have totally distinct from those of Lake Kivu and has a large carbon gas flow of magmatic origin , the level of concentration is close to saturation from a depth of 12m . " physico- chemical characteristics The Minister of the Environment has added the project degassing Gulf Kabuno in the roadmap of government. Ministries of Environment and Hydrocarbons , all batteries are switched to the success of this priority project of the government, deemed the project integrator and generator of revenues .
On another folder , Radio Okapi reports that cassava has become rare in the localities of Musamba and Dinda , 145 and 90 km from the town of Kenge in Bandundu . Production decreased due to a lack of interest in the population to that culture which, although constituting their staple food , is unprofitable. According to the administrator of the territory of Kenge , Placide Kazumba , the people of these two communities , estimated at 60,000 people , preferred growing cowpea or maize which brought them more .
The same media reports that the owners of the beach COOMTB , mutual cooperative carriers boats , complain of a sharp decrease in the number of boats from Tanzania , especially those that carry rice. According to them, this situation is mainly due to the rising price of visa for Tanzanian traders and harassment beach . Consequence: the price of rice is up to the eve of the festive season. Previously, the beach COOMTB recorded an average of four boats per week from Tanzania with cargoes of rice. Today , explain the owners of this beach , "a week can pass without one sees one boat dock . " In case the visa issued by the General Directorate of Migration (DGM ) , they said. Instead of U.S. $ 50 for a stay of 21 days, Tanzanian traders must now pay the same amount, but for a shorter stay of 7 days. The measure affects mainly Tanzanians importers of rice , say the owners , announces the radio.
A man past forty , and his son , living in the Manzi village in Seke - Banza territory in the province of Bas Congo , died on the bee stings while his wife and another child attacked by these same bees were admitted to hospital reference Inga in the same territory for intensive care , reports the Congolese news Agency (ACP). According to the agency , the unfortunates were in their field when they were surprised by the swarm of bees that have stung . The younger brother of the deceased, came to the rescue of victims, could not save his wife's sister and her child while his brother and another child were heavily infested with these critters and died on the spot. The new created desolation among the population of Manzi . The remains of the victims were placed in the morgue of the general hospital of reference Kinkanda Matadi , awaiting burial in their village of Manzi .
The Agency Ecofin notes that the Mpokoto gold project in the west of the province of Katanga, recorded a 35% increase in its JORC resources that have reached 510,000 ounces of gold from 11.1 Mt 1.42 g / t gold. According to the Investment Company Armadale Capital Plc , the increase is the result of 21 drilling program and recent geological interpretations 164 boreholes previously made. "We remain focused on a new delimitation of ounces of gold resources , as well as on the work of major development necessary for producing low-cost commercial or planned in the next two years," explained December 19 Justin Lewis , non-executive director of Armadale . Armadale holds , through its subsidiary company Netcom Global Inc., 80 % interest in this project low- capex and opex - low where it intends to start gold production in 2015. The state of DR Congo holds 20% in the Mpokoto project.
" N'Sa Mputu Elima and Atama Tabe make degassing Kabuno Gulf a priority," informs the Potentiel that says " initially, the Gulf waters shared with the Kivu lake through a narrow passage of about ten meters. a lava flow from the volcano Nyamulagira isolated the Gulf so it stands like a lake full . According to studies conducted by international experts, it has been shown that the waters of the Gulf of Kabuno have totally distinct from those of Lake Kivu and has a large carbon gas flow of magmatic origin , the level of concentration is close to saturation from a depth of 12m . " physico- chemical characteristics The Minister of the Environment has added the project degassing Gulf Kabuno in the roadmap of government. Ministries of Environment and Hydrocarbons , all batteries are switched to the success of this priority project of the government, deemed the project integrator and generator of revenues .
On another folder , Radio Okapi reports that cassava has become rare in the localities of Musamba and Dinda , 145 and 90 km from the town of Kenge in Bandundu . Production decreased due to a lack of interest in the population to that culture which, although constituting their staple food , is unprofitable. According to the administrator of the territory of Kenge , Placide Kazumba , the people of these two communities , estimated at 60,000 people , preferred growing cowpea or maize which brought them more .
The same media reports that the owners of the beach COOMTB , mutual cooperative carriers boats , complain of a sharp decrease in the number of boats from Tanzania , especially those that carry rice. According to them, this situation is mainly due to the rising price of visa for Tanzanian traders and harassment beach . Consequence: the price of rice is up to the eve of the festive season. Previously, the beach COOMTB recorded an average of four boats per week from Tanzania with cargoes of rice. Today , explain the owners of this beach , "a week can pass without one sees one boat dock . " In case the visa issued by the General Directorate of Migration (DGM ) , they said. Instead of U.S. $ 50 for a stay of 21 days, Tanzanian traders must now pay the same amount, but for a shorter stay of 7 days. The measure affects mainly Tanzanians importers of rice , say the owners , announces the radio.
A man past forty , and his son , living in the Manzi village in Seke - Banza territory in the province of Bas Congo , died on the bee stings while his wife and another child attacked by these same bees were admitted to hospital reference Inga in the same territory for intensive care , reports the Congolese news Agency (ACP). According to the agency , the unfortunates were in their field when they were surprised by the swarm of bees that have stung . The younger brother of the deceased, came to the rescue of victims, could not save his wife's sister and her child while his brother and another child were heavily infested with these critters and died on the spot. The new created desolation among the population of Manzi . The remains of the victims were placed in the morgue of the general hospital of reference Kinkanda Matadi , awaiting burial in their village of Manzi .
vendredi 20 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Friday, December 20, 2013
The Congolese government must undertake a number of political reforms before finding financing construction of Inga III , said the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rajiv Shah , reports Radio Okapi said that he had made this statement at a press conference in Kinshasa Wednesday, December 18 , after his visit with Prime Minister Matata Ponyo on the Inga hydroelectric plant in the Bas- Congo.
Editing Kinshasa of Dépêches de Brazzaville says " Washington poses prior " as regards the financing of Inga III project. The daily notes, however . "In fact, the United States of America does not endorse alone in this project in terms of its high cost , which requires the contribution of a large number of financial partners Hence the meaning of the visit of head of USAID DRC with other donor organizations interested in the project . "
More than one hundred ten workers on two hundred and forty account that the mining company Concorde Mining Likasi are out of contract since two days, informs Radio Okapi. Management staff explained that the dismissal is related to the financial difficulties of the company caused by problems with electricity supply . A source management staff Concorde Mining indicates that the company is not able to provide social contributions of all employees. To believe the same source , the plant is no longer supplied with raw materials due to its financial difficulties.
The National Confederation of Agricultural Producers of the Congo, CONAPAC , says determined to increase agricultural production across the country , informs the Potentiel announcing that to succeed as a bet, the CONAPAC advocates increased budget of the crop . Before applying the effective involvement of farmers in their organization.
The government of North Kivu decided the cancellation of any land titles or deeds legitimized by the M23 on earth foretold, Radio Okapi reports that the Provincial Minister of Land Affairs , William Bulenda , announced Thursday, December 19th at its first assessment on the functioning of land affairs in Rutshuru center mission.
More than 10 000 locations of Ndunda , Kigurwe and Rusabagi in the Ruzizi plain in South Kivu , have no access to drinking water for a week. According to the head of the plumbers of the Management Committee of the distribution of water in these three areas , the water purification tank is filled with mud and rain damaged pipes, Radio Okapi reports. These people are obliged to supply water in Sange River , thus exposing them to waterborne diseases. According to the deputy notable locality Ndunda , the inhabitants of these areas have to travel about three miles to the Sange River. That distance exposes women to attack by gunmen
DRC, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development , has recently adopted a strategic document for the development of the fisheries sector , with the arrival in Kinshasa of the 7th Meeting of the Executive Committee fisheries of the Gulf of Guinea ( COREP ) regional Commission , inform the Potentiel . According to the newspaper , the paper explains, among other things, how the sermon can contribute to wealth creation.
Editing Kinshasa of Dépêches de Brazzaville says " Washington poses prior " as regards the financing of Inga III project. The daily notes, however . "In fact, the United States of America does not endorse alone in this project in terms of its high cost , which requires the contribution of a large number of financial partners Hence the meaning of the visit of head of USAID DRC with other donor organizations interested in the project . "
More than one hundred ten workers on two hundred and forty account that the mining company Concorde Mining Likasi are out of contract since two days, informs Radio Okapi. Management staff explained that the dismissal is related to the financial difficulties of the company caused by problems with electricity supply . A source management staff Concorde Mining indicates that the company is not able to provide social contributions of all employees. To believe the same source , the plant is no longer supplied with raw materials due to its financial difficulties.
The National Confederation of Agricultural Producers of the Congo, CONAPAC , says determined to increase agricultural production across the country , informs the Potentiel announcing that to succeed as a bet, the CONAPAC advocates increased budget of the crop . Before applying the effective involvement of farmers in their organization.
The government of North Kivu decided the cancellation of any land titles or deeds legitimized by the M23 on earth foretold, Radio Okapi reports that the Provincial Minister of Land Affairs , William Bulenda , announced Thursday, December 19th at its first assessment on the functioning of land affairs in Rutshuru center mission.
More than 10 000 locations of Ndunda , Kigurwe and Rusabagi in the Ruzizi plain in South Kivu , have no access to drinking water for a week. According to the head of the plumbers of the Management Committee of the distribution of water in these three areas , the water purification tank is filled with mud and rain damaged pipes, Radio Okapi reports. These people are obliged to supply water in Sange River , thus exposing them to waterborne diseases. According to the deputy notable locality Ndunda , the inhabitants of these areas have to travel about three miles to the Sange River. That distance exposes women to attack by gunmen
DRC, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development , has recently adopted a strategic document for the development of the fisheries sector , with the arrival in Kinshasa of the 7th Meeting of the Executive Committee fisheries of the Gulf of Guinea ( COREP ) regional Commission , inform the Potentiel . According to the newspaper , the paper explains, among other things, how the sermon can contribute to wealth creation.
jeudi 19 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Thursday, December 19, 2013
The World Bank published Tuesday, December 17 in Kinshasa the first edition of its monitoring of the economic and financial situation in the DRC . The financial institution pointed out that macro- economic performance of the country do not impact on the real economy , announces Radio Okapi. According to media , the DRC has registered an average economic growth rate of 7 % over the past three years. The government announced an inflation rate of less than 1 % at the end of this year. To believe the report of the World Bank , said the UN radio , this macro -economic performance is sterile. The bank warned that the DRC may not achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs ) by 2015. The financial institution shall in particular the government to diversify the Congolese economy whose growth is supported by mining and agriculture, " just two sectors that create jobs ." It also stresses the importance of investing in the education sector . To reduce poverty and achieve its climb among emerging economy , the World Bank recommends that the DRC among others to allocate at least 20% of its national budget [7 billion U.S. dollars in 2013 ] to the National Education, encourage local and internal resources to finance social projects , to make a clear choice on the role of mining in its development plan .
In the mineral trade of blood in eastern DRC, le Phare informs the Usa engage in certification of their industries. The daily echoed a press conference held yesterday in Kinshasa by the director of the U.S. Agency for Development ( USAID ) , Rajiv Shah . Commenting on the partnership between the government of his country and the company Banro for responsible trade in minerals in the DRC , the director of USAID said, according to the paper, it is in order to break the close links between the illicit mineral trade and the current violence on the one hand and on the other hand , violations of human rights , all industry-related violence and war repeatedly in the eastern part of the DRC.
Radio Okapi relays the cry alarm of provincial director of the Marine Park mangrove Moanda Marcel Collet , who called Tuesday, Dec. 17 the population of the province of Bas -Congo to protect this heritage . According to him, the population systematically destroyed the mangroves without considering the negative impact on the ecosystem. He believes that " the Bas- Congo is certainly one of the most environmentally damaged areas of the DRC . " Therefore , he called the inhabitants of this province "to be jealous of their fleet of Mangroves ... [and] that the future of their children , but also the preservation of nature. "
Remain in the environment sector where Prosperité reports yesterday during a morning trading and information Bavo N'sa Mputu asks the FEC to scrutinize the framework law on environmental protection . According to the newspaper , the meeting allowed the Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism to maintain a peaceful business climate in relation to concerns raised particular , the conversion of operating permits , the procedure granting new operating license , the concerns of the Fec regarding the payment of annual dues tax on floating units on the request of the Fec cancel environmental audit tasks initiated under law and under the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Congolese control Office ( Occ ) ...
The same information , the Potentiel of a morning talk clarification between the minister and the economic operators of the sector where no question was evaded.
Potentiel publishes an article entitled " Selective memory of Banro " from the book Black Ecosociété - Canada " Pillage , corruption and crime in Africa." The extract begins with these words : " When Banro acquires 72 % stake in Sominki ( mining and industrial Society Kivu ) , the turning of a merger with Cluff Mining , she finds little interest in discussing with its official partner the Congolese government of Mobutu : South Kivu , where the operating company sites is under control "rebels " Banro then take this political instability to make a tour of legal legerdemain . . it splits into two Sominki entities, intending to any liabilities and reserves of little value , and other promising assets ....
In the mineral trade of blood in eastern DRC, le Phare informs the Usa engage in certification of their industries. The daily echoed a press conference held yesterday in Kinshasa by the director of the U.S. Agency for Development ( USAID ) , Rajiv Shah . Commenting on the partnership between the government of his country and the company Banro for responsible trade in minerals in the DRC , the director of USAID said, according to the paper, it is in order to break the close links between the illicit mineral trade and the current violence on the one hand and on the other hand , violations of human rights , all industry-related violence and war repeatedly in the eastern part of the DRC.
Radio Okapi relays the cry alarm of provincial director of the Marine Park mangrove Moanda Marcel Collet , who called Tuesday, Dec. 17 the population of the province of Bas -Congo to protect this heritage . According to him, the population systematically destroyed the mangroves without considering the negative impact on the ecosystem. He believes that " the Bas- Congo is certainly one of the most environmentally damaged areas of the DRC . " Therefore , he called the inhabitants of this province "to be jealous of their fleet of Mangroves ... [and] that the future of their children , but also the preservation of nature. "
Remain in the environment sector where Prosperité reports yesterday during a morning trading and information Bavo N'sa Mputu asks the FEC to scrutinize the framework law on environmental protection . According to the newspaper , the meeting allowed the Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism to maintain a peaceful business climate in relation to concerns raised particular , the conversion of operating permits , the procedure granting new operating license , the concerns of the Fec regarding the payment of annual dues tax on floating units on the request of the Fec cancel environmental audit tasks initiated under law and under the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Congolese control Office ( Occ ) ...
The same information , the Potentiel of a morning talk clarification between the minister and the economic operators of the sector where no question was evaded.
Potentiel publishes an article entitled " Selective memory of Banro " from the book Black Ecosociété - Canada " Pillage , corruption and crime in Africa." The extract begins with these words : " When Banro acquires 72 % stake in Sominki ( mining and industrial Society Kivu ) , the turning of a merger with Cluff Mining , she finds little interest in discussing with its official partner the Congolese government of Mobutu : South Kivu , where the operating company sites is under control "rebels " Banro then take this political instability to make a tour of legal legerdemain . . it splits into two Sominki entities, intending to any liabilities and reserves of little value , and other promising assets ....
mercredi 18 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Two community projects were launched Monday, December 16 Rutshuru by provincial authorities in North Kivu. It is the construction of a 12.5 MW hydroelectric plant on the Rutshuru River and the construction of a drinking water system for more than one million people in Rutshuru and part of Nyiragongo , Radio Okapi reports . These projects , says the UN radio , valued at more than 21 million U.S. dollars, the result of a partnership between the Government of the DRC , the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN ) and the American businessman Howard buffet. The proposed construction of the plant would create more than eight thousand jobs and the industrial processing of agricultural products and fisheries , said the head of ICCN , Cosma Wilungula .
"The United States and Banro Corporation announced a partnership for responsible trade in minerals in the DRC " , informs Forum des As indicating that the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ) Rajiv Shah and Dr. John Clarke, CEO of Banro Corporation yesterday signed Tuesday, December 17 , a partnership agreement of $ 4 million to help legally formalize artisanal gold mining " conflict-free " on the site of mining Banro in the DRC. According to the newspaper , this partnership enhances transparency and sustainability , while supporting economic opportunities for community members and informal miners . This partnership, the log information is part of the broader efforts of the government of the United States to assist the DRC and other governments in the Great Lakes region to break the links between the illicit mineral trade and the current violence, of one hand, and violations of human rights , on the other hand .
Students of Higher Rural Development Institute (ISDR) of Kitsombiro demanding the relocation of manufacturing plants of local alcoholic beverage commonly called " Kindingi ", says Radio Okapi. They claim to have conducted surveys that show pollution and two Muwe Kanyabayonga Kanyabayonga territory ( North Kivu ) by waste from the manufacture of this drink rivers. The managers of these plants refuse to respond to these accusations.
The same media also reports that three people were seriously wounded by gunfire Monday, December 16 in violence linked to a land dispute in Yamahenga and Yaliseke , two villages located more than 80 km west of Bumba , in the province of Equateur. According to the administrator of the territory of Bumba , residents of both villages exchanged gunfire after residents of Yaliseke seized a motorcycle and three bikes a resident of Yamahenga . It has been a month since the inhabitants of these two villages compete for the transition to the market. The conflict escalated when the villagers Yaliseke erected a barrier on the road where they seized a motorcycle and three bikes a resident of Yamahenga
"The United States and Banro Corporation announced a partnership for responsible trade in minerals in the DRC " , informs Forum des As indicating that the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ) Rajiv Shah and Dr. John Clarke, CEO of Banro Corporation yesterday signed Tuesday, December 17 , a partnership agreement of $ 4 million to help legally formalize artisanal gold mining " conflict-free " on the site of mining Banro in the DRC. According to the newspaper , this partnership enhances transparency and sustainability , while supporting economic opportunities for community members and informal miners . This partnership, the log information is part of the broader efforts of the government of the United States to assist the DRC and other governments in the Great Lakes region to break the links between the illicit mineral trade and the current violence, of one hand, and violations of human rights , on the other hand .
Students of Higher Rural Development Institute (ISDR) of Kitsombiro demanding the relocation of manufacturing plants of local alcoholic beverage commonly called " Kindingi ", says Radio Okapi. They claim to have conducted surveys that show pollution and two Muwe Kanyabayonga Kanyabayonga territory ( North Kivu ) by waste from the manufacture of this drink rivers. The managers of these plants refuse to respond to these accusations.
The same media also reports that three people were seriously wounded by gunfire Monday, December 16 in violence linked to a land dispute in Yamahenga and Yaliseke , two villages located more than 80 km west of Bumba , in the province of Equateur. According to the administrator of the territory of Bumba , residents of both villages exchanged gunfire after residents of Yaliseke seized a motorcycle and three bikes a resident of Yamahenga . It has been a month since the inhabitants of these two villages compete for the transition to the market. The conflict escalated when the villagers Yaliseke erected a barrier on the road where they seized a motorcycle and three bikes a resident of Yamahenga
mardi 17 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Tuesday, December 17, 2013
" Miba expects its inclusion in the budget 2014," announces the Phare which writes: "A dying from the famous Emaxom contract, Mining Bakwanga feels entitled to turn his eyes towards the government hoped its inclusion in the budget 2014 still on hold in the National Assembly . hopes are allowed when this issue was raised by members of the FEC / Kasai Oriental during the audience granted to them by the head of State . which has Will we learned , was sensitive to this issue and promised to find solutions to put this joint venture on the road to recovery . "
On the issue of energy, Potentiel informs that " Matata hard support of the United States for the development of Inga 3 project." According to the daily , " visits last Monday on the Inga site , with Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon , the deputy head of USAID , Rajiv Shah , confirmed his country's support to this ambitious project, convinced that " the time has come to support the DRC ."
Late information, Prosperité reports that " the head of government , with USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, who preceded the day before , will feel the finger at the current state of Inga 1 and Inga 2, but also review the Inga 3 project. " The paper recalls that " at the end of the work of the African Caucus, held in Kinshasa in August 2012 , participants made recommendations in line to increase the production of electrical energy in Africa."
On the issue of energy, Potentiel informs that " Matata hard support of the United States for the development of Inga 3 project." According to the daily , " visits last Monday on the Inga site , with Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon , the deputy head of USAID , Rajiv Shah , confirmed his country's support to this ambitious project, convinced that " the time has come to support the DRC ."
Late information, Prosperité reports that " the head of government , with USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, who preceded the day before , will feel the finger at the current state of Inga 1 and Inga 2, but also review the Inga 3 project. " The paper recalls that " at the end of the work of the African Caucus, held in Kinshasa in August 2012 , participants made recommendations in line to increase the production of electrical energy in Africa."
lundi 16 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Monday, December 16, 2013
" Mining Subcontracting , a good vein for mining companies in Katanga " , writes the Manchette . "With the rise of so - mining activity in the copper belt in new locations , the demand for outsourcing is increasing in Katanga, the most southern provinces of the DRC , writes the newspaper . Most mining activities focusing on the treatment and processing of ores of copper and cobalt , other operations are , in fact, carried out by subcontractors. rather companies such as Tenke Fungurume mining , Rio Tinto Boss Mining , Mining Mutandi and others who use this outsourcing. rarely Chinese or Indian companies that match themselves to their needs. use or to companies that have limited equipment. "
The Observateur reports that " Fec / Ituri conspires against the promotion of Congolese industries ." According to the newspaper , " The standoff from a time in the Eastern Province , between the committee of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo ( FEC ) of the territory of Ituri , on the one hand , and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise other. the bone of contention between these two structures, called rather to evolve in harmony, takes its origin, the demonstrated willingness of operators in this area to work in the direction of discouraging the promotion of Congolese industries for the goods imported . even if such products are locally manufactured , high quality and sold at competitive prices . "
The Observateur reports that " Fec / Ituri conspires against the promotion of Congolese industries ." According to the newspaper , " The standoff from a time in the Eastern Province , between the committee of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo ( FEC ) of the territory of Ituri , on the one hand , and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise other. the bone of contention between these two structures, called rather to evolve in harmony, takes its origin, the demonstrated willingness of operators in this area to work in the direction of discouraging the promotion of Congolese industries for the goods imported . even if such products are locally manufactured , high quality and sold at competitive prices . "
vendredi 13 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Friday, December 13, 2013
The Phare believes that the nation is in danger for the simple reason that " the Congolese Parliament will be on vacation for three months from Monday December 16. While Senators and MPs prepare to return to their " bases " the nation is in great danger of balkanization . for reasons hitherto difficult to explain records as hot as those relating to the mandatory signature of the Agreement or the Kampala Declaration , the draft revision of borders and sharing wealth of the DRC with its neighbors were either totally ignored or closed in a hurry . fears have this daily basis for the remarks made by the U.S. Special Envoy to the Great lakes . According to the newspaper , after Summit Elysee on peace, security and Cooperation in Africa, the special envoy said that his country had sponsored a regional dialogue between States Great Lakes . This meeting should address , in his opinion, both issues of peace and security as those related to the revision of the boundaries of African countries and financing of joint development projects for the development of their natural resources. "" TFM has conquered territory in Katanga ," says Africa News stressing that " this is outrageous , what is happening in the field of power consumption in Katanga. While measures of supervision and restriction have been taken to solve so slightly the thorny problem of energy deficit hit Katanga, its mining industry and its people , all forced to daily load shedding unwanted , a mine operator has chosen to behave guy his name . Tenke Fungurume mining ( TFM) . U.S. group would have become a state within a state in Katanga ? Possible, observers say , in terms of its attitude to the admonitions of SNEL and suites that its financial services grant utility bills , it transmitted by the operator RD- Congolese electricity. investigations with SNEL , the Chamber of Mines , the authorities of the province of Katanga and mining have identified the problem as a whole and discover the uncivil side of TFM , who dares to exceed the rate imposed on all consumer refuses to pay the utility bills of electricity imported from Zambia and , worse , to accept the limitation of SNEL in its facilities . ""With the support of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), FARDC officers trained on nature conservation and biodiversity ," announces the potential indicating that the DRC 's efforts to conserve nature and biodiversity require the involvement of all people, including soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Republic. The newspaper points out that " in order to better involve them in this process , Wwf supported the training of 20 officers as trainers of other FARDC soldiers on the conservation of nature and biodiversity .
In the same context, Radio Okapi reports the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN ) invites the Idiofa population to manage wildlife and flora. In transit Idiofa Wednesday, December 11 , the director in charge of the administrative and financial audit ICCN / Kinshasa , Nestor Lubuta Mbokoso denounced deforestation and poaching to extremes in this area of Bandundu . Nestor Lubuta urged people to get involved in the management of protected areasThe same media reports that the mission of facilitating negotiations on social clauses of specifications for forest concession contracts came to an end . This announcement was made during a workshop Thursday in Kinshasa. After two years of working with forest concessionaires and local communities in some provinces of the DRC , the structure of the Ministry of the Environment is satisfied to have formed in many indigenous communities develop their specifications in order to avoid conflicts with loggers. The responsible forest conservation project coordination , Lukaya Martin says that the objective of this mission was achieved
The Observateur reports that the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO ) formally acts on Friday December 13 at Kimpese in the province of Bas- Congo , the awarding of a processing fruit .
In the same context, Radio Okapi reports the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN ) invites the Idiofa population to manage wildlife and flora. In transit Idiofa Wednesday, December 11 , the director in charge of the administrative and financial audit ICCN / Kinshasa , Nestor Lubuta Mbokoso denounced deforestation and poaching to extremes in this area of Bandundu . Nestor Lubuta urged people to get involved in the management of protected areasThe same media reports that the mission of facilitating negotiations on social clauses of specifications for forest concession contracts came to an end . This announcement was made during a workshop Thursday in Kinshasa. After two years of working with forest concessionaires and local communities in some provinces of the DRC , the structure of the Ministry of the Environment is satisfied to have formed in many indigenous communities develop their specifications in order to avoid conflicts with loggers. The responsible forest conservation project coordination , Lukaya Martin says that the objective of this mission was achieved
The Observateur reports that the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO ) formally acts on Friday December 13 at Kimpese in the province of Bas- Congo , the awarding of a processing fruit .
mercredi 11 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Wednesday, December 11, 2013
The
Minister of Petroleum , Crispin Atama Tabe Mogodi , opened on Tuesday
at the Centre for Social Action ( CEPAS ) in Gombe , Kinshasa , the
training seminar on the gas in the Democratic Republic Congo for managers and experts of his ministry , informs the Congolese news Agency (ACP ) . Atama
Minister invited the participants to take advantage of the 4 days of
work , from 10 to 13 December 2013 , to find ways and means to enable
the DRC to ensure exploration and also optimum utilization of gas,
because our country is lagging behind in this area compared to other countries in the region and elsewhere in this matter. He
hoped that this session will lead to a practical training focused on
different issues to be addressed including: "exploitation of methane gas
, lakes high in dissolved gas , degassing lakes Nyos in Cameroon and
Monoun and as
the solution for degassing the Gulf of Kabuno North Kivu , the gas
distribution networks , monitoring of a lake and gas markets in the
world and the opportunities for the DRC "
To end the deficit of electric power , the General of quarries and mines ( Gécamines ) will soon build their own power plant to Lwena 540 km northeast of Lubumbashi , announces Prosperité who said that the production project of electricity , according to studies, will produce 500 megawatts of coal -based , will be carried out on own funds of Gécamines .
Potentiel announces a standoff that has been initiated between the authorities of a department of the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism and agro- environmental and rural civil society of Congo ( Socearuco ) on the organization of a national workshop NGO members of the World environment Fund ( gEF ) of the DRC. The newspaper said the standoff is due to the way in which Fem asked the Socearuco , National Focal Point Fem - Ong of this institution in the DRC, in collaboration with the operational focal point directed by an official of the Department of Ministry of the Environment does not want to hear about this workshop .
jeudi 5 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Thursday, December 5, 2013
Before the deadline of 31 December, the Minister of Planning reassures the reinstatement of the DRC in the EITI process , announces Potentiel which writes: " The Executive Committee of the Initiative for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI RDC ) will loop the development of its 2011 report in two weeks. These assurances were given yesterday Wednesday to the People's Palace ( national Assembly) , the Minister of Planning and Monitoring the implementation of modernity, Célestin Vunabandi " .
On the same record, the Prospérité newspaper says " Celestin Vunabandi soothes national MPs ."
The mining company Kilo moto ( SOKIMO ) ex Kilo -moto thank the Congolese government for its support which enabled him to recover two mining assets whose Kibale South deposit containing a quantity of gold estimated at 40 tonnes and that of Nizi in Djugu , informed the Congolese news Agency (ACP). According to Michel Mabaka Chief Administrator have the recovery of these mining assets enable the SOKIMO to restart gold production activities with the aim to remain among mining companies in the country . On this occasion, the ADG have the company announced the availability of ASHANTI Kilo Gold mining company to make 750,000 dollars for Us resumption of activities and rehabilitation of hydroelectric Budana indicates the ACP .
The head of the chiefdom Baboa - Bokoe in Irumu Elise Onyani Mbuzana is under arrest in the central prison in Bunia , capital of Ituri district in Orientale province , says the ACP which notes that according to judicial sources , the customary authority continued for complicity in the illegal exploitation of gold in a mining quarry in the concession company SOKIMO where mining has been suspended since October 15, 2013 by the division of Mines . He also continued to maintain a rebellion for raising young Solemiama village located 13 km north of Bunia against some people living in this village. An event organized by the youth caused the fire to three houses in the village, 15 October 2013 .
Leave the Eastern Province in South Kivu where the Ecofin Agency reports that mining engineering company MDM Engineering , listed on AIM , announced on December 3 have won the contract Preliminary Economic Assessment for gold held Misisi DR Congo by the exploration Casa Mining Ltd. company. The project is located in the east of the DRC, South Kivu, in an area where gold is used in the traditional way for nearly 35 years. Drilling of more than 14 000 mya was executed while metallurgical tests provided encouraging results for gold recovery by both gravity and leaching. MDM Engineering is based in South Africa and relies on 25 years of experience . She will discuss the results and make available a program proposal for the prefeasibility study. She announced the execution perspective metallurgical testing to assess the potential recovery of gold , noting that the results will determine the use of the feasibility study .
The provincial government of Katanga decided not to order the closure of the fishery on Lake Tanganyika later this year, Radio Okapi informs. However, provincial authorities have decided to ensure compliance of this activity on the lake , the best fishing in the world. Claude Ngosa , advisor to the provincial Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock , said the decision was taken in consultation with the fishermen of Lake Tanganyika have always opposed the closures of fishing on this river .The same media reports that industrial waste dumped in some avenues of the town Ngiri - Ngiri disrupt traffic. The rains that fell on the city of Kinshasa in recent days have turned the ground into a slurry made of earth and grease. Pedestrians and vehicles that usually travel these avenues are forced to go through others. Residents of these avenues accuse the pastor of an evangelical church located in the vicinity of organizing the dumping of waste. The offending acknowledges the facts , saying he used such waste to make the hard ground and avoid stagnation of water which degrades these avenues.
On the same record, the Prospérité newspaper says " Celestin Vunabandi soothes national MPs ."
The mining company Kilo moto ( SOKIMO ) ex Kilo -moto thank the Congolese government for its support which enabled him to recover two mining assets whose Kibale South deposit containing a quantity of gold estimated at 40 tonnes and that of Nizi in Djugu , informed the Congolese news Agency (ACP). According to Michel Mabaka Chief Administrator have the recovery of these mining assets enable the SOKIMO to restart gold production activities with the aim to remain among mining companies in the country . On this occasion, the ADG have the company announced the availability of ASHANTI Kilo Gold mining company to make 750,000 dollars for Us resumption of activities and rehabilitation of hydroelectric Budana indicates the ACP .
The head of the chiefdom Baboa - Bokoe in Irumu Elise Onyani Mbuzana is under arrest in the central prison in Bunia , capital of Ituri district in Orientale province , says the ACP which notes that according to judicial sources , the customary authority continued for complicity in the illegal exploitation of gold in a mining quarry in the concession company SOKIMO where mining has been suspended since October 15, 2013 by the division of Mines . He also continued to maintain a rebellion for raising young Solemiama village located 13 km north of Bunia against some people living in this village. An event organized by the youth caused the fire to three houses in the village, 15 October 2013 .
Leave the Eastern Province in South Kivu where the Ecofin Agency reports that mining engineering company MDM Engineering , listed on AIM , announced on December 3 have won the contract Preliminary Economic Assessment for gold held Misisi DR Congo by the exploration Casa Mining Ltd. company. The project is located in the east of the DRC, South Kivu, in an area where gold is used in the traditional way for nearly 35 years. Drilling of more than 14 000 mya was executed while metallurgical tests provided encouraging results for gold recovery by both gravity and leaching. MDM Engineering is based in South Africa and relies on 25 years of experience . She will discuss the results and make available a program proposal for the prefeasibility study. She announced the execution perspective metallurgical testing to assess the potential recovery of gold , noting that the results will determine the use of the feasibility study .
The provincial government of Katanga decided not to order the closure of the fishery on Lake Tanganyika later this year, Radio Okapi informs. However, provincial authorities have decided to ensure compliance of this activity on the lake , the best fishing in the world. Claude Ngosa , advisor to the provincial Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock , said the decision was taken in consultation with the fishermen of Lake Tanganyika have always opposed the closures of fishing on this river .The same media reports that industrial waste dumped in some avenues of the town Ngiri - Ngiri disrupt traffic. The rains that fell on the city of Kinshasa in recent days have turned the ground into a slurry made of earth and grease. Pedestrians and vehicles that usually travel these avenues are forced to go through others. Residents of these avenues accuse the pastor of an evangelical church located in the vicinity of organizing the dumping of waste. The offending acknowledges the facts , saying he used such waste to make the hard ground and avoid stagnation of water which degrades these avenues.
mercredi 4 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Wednesday, December 3, 2013
" The African Union (AU ) endorsed (since 2007 ) a program whose purpose is to redefine the borders inherited from colonization Purpose apparent . Making the corrections made in 1885 in Berlin Purpose hidden . Playing the game predators Africa who swear on the control of the continent 's natural resources. AU gone wrong , alienated and alienating his soul on behalf of a poorly defined " foreign ideology , writes Potentiel . Africa has 80 000 km of borders, but only 30% are precisely demarcated, the newspaper said , which states that " the AU is appropriate axiom came from the West and hastened from 2007 to conceive a program whose implementation will start in 2017. This is the " border Programme of the African Union ( AUBP ) ." continental organization is put in mind that it has been invested to redefine African borders . According to sources citing experts in charge of this macabre operation , the AU would make corrections to errors in the plots set in 1885 . "
Potentiel daily publishes two pages an overview and strategic issues of international borders of the DRC. The newspaper points out that " the borders are often the subject of disputes between states. Issues in the presence come in terms of natural resources such as oil , minerals , timber, ... In the meantime, the migration of tribes straddling several neighboring states make it difficult to contain each other within their respective borders.
"According to the International Monetary Fund ( IMF) , copper has boosted the growth of the DRC," reports the Manchette who writes that " the IMF raised its growth forecast for 2013 DRC passing from 6.2% to 8 3 % due to a higher production of copper . while reducing the estimates for next year next year, the growth of the economy of $ 18 billion is likely to be less than 8.7% , 10.5 % provided by the lender to Washington last month , said Friday by email the IMF representative in DRC, Mr. Oscar Melhado .
"Civil society reflects on his participation in the process of land reform " , informs the Potentiel writes that " the DRC is engaged in the process of land reform. But the complexity of issues and the plurality of actors the key process called civil society to reflect to see how to involve and engage a fight for this reform is fair and adequate. " To this end, the newspaper noted , the Natural Resources Network (NRN) and the Council for Environmental Defense by legality and traceability ( CODELT ) organize , from 3 to 5 December at the Hotel Sultani Kinshasa , a national workshop on the participation of civil society in the process of land reform in the DRC.
Potentiel daily publishes two pages an overview and strategic issues of international borders of the DRC. The newspaper points out that " the borders are often the subject of disputes between states. Issues in the presence come in terms of natural resources such as oil , minerals , timber, ... In the meantime, the migration of tribes straddling several neighboring states make it difficult to contain each other within their respective borders.
"According to the International Monetary Fund ( IMF) , copper has boosted the growth of the DRC," reports the Manchette who writes that " the IMF raised its growth forecast for 2013 DRC passing from 6.2% to 8 3 % due to a higher production of copper . while reducing the estimates for next year next year, the growth of the economy of $ 18 billion is likely to be less than 8.7% , 10.5 % provided by the lender to Washington last month , said Friday by email the IMF representative in DRC, Mr. Oscar Melhado .
"Civil society reflects on his participation in the process of land reform " , informs the Potentiel writes that " the DRC is engaged in the process of land reform. But the complexity of issues and the plurality of actors the key process called civil society to reflect to see how to involve and engage a fight for this reform is fair and adequate. " To this end, the newspaper noted , the Natural Resources Network (NRN) and the Council for Environmental Defense by legality and traceability ( CODELT ) organize , from 3 to 5 December at the Hotel Sultani Kinshasa , a national workshop on the participation of civil society in the process of land reform in the DRC.
mardi 3 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Over four hundred artisanal miners invaded gold for nearly one year seven square kilometers of the concession of the mining company Ashanti Gold Kilo ( AGK ) in Djugu (Eastern Province) . In a meeting with local communities Mongwalu , held Saturday, November 30 , the company officials have asked the miners to leave this part of the concession and "go operate elsewhere" , informs Radio Okapi . The head of the City of Mongwalu , Jean Pierre Bikilisende says that the suspension of work in gold prospecting by AGK for nearly a year has pushed these miners to return to the abandoned this area.
The same media also informs about thirty farmers Maxeme village , 60 kilometers on the axis - Kasenga Lubumbashi ( Katanga ) denounce the occupation of their land for a week by a farmer . According to Jeanne Kyungu , the delegate of the peasants, this lady accompanied police chased them all claiming that these farmers have illegally invaded his concession. It indicates that some farmers had already planted cassava. Others were preparing their fields to plant corn or beans , and others were preparing to plant some fruit trees.
The same media also informs about thirty farmers Maxeme village , 60 kilometers on the axis - Kasenga Lubumbashi ( Katanga ) denounce the occupation of their land for a week by a farmer . According to Jeanne Kyungu , the delegate of the peasants, this lady accompanied police chased them all claiming that these farmers have illegally invaded his concession. It indicates that some farmers had already planted cassava. Others were preparing their fields to plant corn or beans , and others were preparing to plant some fruit trees.
lundi 2 décembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Monday, December 2, 2013
All mining companies in Katanga province are in compliance with the EITI ( Initiaitve for the Extractive Industries Transparency ) indicates the Congolese Press Agency ( Acp ), which stresses that Mr. Mak Jeremiah Dumba , National Coordinator of the EITI stated Friday in Lubumbashi , after a meeting with the governor of Katanga Moise Katumbi . On this occasion, the National Coordinator of the EITI thanked the governor of Katanga for his involvement in the search for durable solutions to the problems of mining in the province. It is through the efforts of the governor of Katanga thirty mining companies that were not in compliance with the recommendations of the EITI could regularize their situation, he acknowledged .
The same media indicates that development projects suspended due to the war unjustly imposed on the DRC will restart with the return of peace in North Kivu , said the head of state Joseph Kabila who spoke Sunday for delegates forces mobilized in the multipurpose room of the Hotel Riviera New Goma . For the Head of State after the efforts focused on planning offensive against the time has come to start a new front against the challenges to the development and reconstruction of the province and the country. He once again asked the young whose feet hang in local and foreign armed groups to demobilize , failing to see the same fate as the rebel M23
" MIBA : Land Affairs and the governorate involved in spoliation" inform the Potentiel explains the heritage of mining Bakwanga ( MIBA ) may be permanently robbed if you do not take care . Indeed , part of the mining company yesterday flagship of the Congolese economy was how we do not know too much, despoiled by third parties . But then, the newspaper writes, after seeing succeeded by a ministerial decree entitled to recover that part of the plundered wealth of MIBA , the mystery persists about the limits including plot being retrocession. In this regard, the organizations of civil society Kasai Oriental that favor the recovery of the assets of the MIBA denounce the ambiguous attitude of their provincial authority
The same media indicates that development projects suspended due to the war unjustly imposed on the DRC will restart with the return of peace in North Kivu , said the head of state Joseph Kabila who spoke Sunday for delegates forces mobilized in the multipurpose room of the Hotel Riviera New Goma . For the Head of State after the efforts focused on planning offensive against the time has come to start a new front against the challenges to the development and reconstruction of the province and the country. He once again asked the young whose feet hang in local and foreign armed groups to demobilize , failing to see the same fate as the rebel M23
" MIBA : Land Affairs and the governorate involved in spoliation" inform the Potentiel explains the heritage of mining Bakwanga ( MIBA ) may be permanently robbed if you do not take care . Indeed , part of the mining company yesterday flagship of the Congolese economy was how we do not know too much, despoiled by third parties . But then, the newspaper writes, after seeing succeeded by a ministerial decree entitled to recover that part of the plundered wealth of MIBA , the mystery persists about the limits including plot being retrocession. In this regard, the organizations of civil society Kasai Oriental that favor the recovery of the assets of the MIBA denounce the ambiguous attitude of their provincial authority
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