DRC natural resources press review of Friday, December 27, 2013

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 . "