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.