President Joseph Kabila has reassured all member countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa ( COMESA) the determination of the DRC to exploit its mandate to advance economic integration , capitalizing this end progress in the Ugandan presidency, in his speech on the occasion of his accession to the presidency of this sub- regional economic organization , replacing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni , during the opening ceremony Wednesday in the City of African Union to Kinshasa , from the 17th ordinary summit of the organization , says the Congolese news Agency (ACP )
On another issue, that of fishing, Radio Okapi reports that Kunda Mbanga communities and compete for fishing areas Budjala . According to the radio , the two communities compete for fishing on the river in Mbanga Budjala territory of Ecuador. A member of the Local Conciliation Committee went on Monday 24 February in Gemena to alert the authorities of the district of tensions between the two communities . On February 18 , fifty members of ethnic Kunda attacked a young man of Mbanza community who fished on the river Mbanga . They robbed him of his canoe , his machete , his hooks and traps. On his return to the village, the unfortunate informed his brothers who wanted to attack in turn fishermen " Kunda ". The confrontation was avoided thanks to the intervention of a military commander .
In the same folder and another field , the Observateur reports that for once again Vitshumbi fishermen on Lake Edward come , in a statement , complaining of various harassment they are subjected from armed in this part of the country including Mayi -Mayi groups. There are already a few weeks , the chairman of fishermen Vutshumbi , 100 kilometers from Goma, Mr. Joshua Mukura accused Wednesday, February 6, 2014 the armed group Mayi-Mayi disturb more than four hundred fishermen affiliates its cooperative during fishing activities they carry on Lake Edward , located north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and natural border with Uganda.
jeudi 27 février 2014
mercredi 26 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Kinshasa vibrates to the rhythm of the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government of COMESA , which opens today . Congolese media also participate in this event. For Potentiel is in Kinshasa have made an appointment the member countries of the Common Market for Southern Africa ( Comesa ) for the 17th summit of the organization. This appointment is crucial, because for the foundation of a free trade area in the region , which should eventually extend to ECCAS and SADC . Addicted to over 30 % of foreign exchange earnings , the DRC will she sacrifice the survival of its economy in the name of regional integration ? Kinshasa is at the crossroads.
"Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Comesa argue for the promotion of small and medium enterprises ( SMEs) , says his side the Observateur who notes that " the promotion of SMEs within the Comesa is a priority of the 17th Summit of Heads of State of Comesa , stressed Monday, February 24 Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Comesa meeting in Kinhasa . " The bulk of the conference is expanding the economic space for SMEs is to provide more facilities to entrepreneurs , solve technical problems to give a new start to the investment" said the Mauritian Minister Arvin Booleil .
Member countries of the COMESA expose the last few days , their food, agriculture and others in Kinshasa, on the sidelines of experts and ministers of foreign affairs of their association, reports Radio Okapi. In some stands and pavilions located leather goods including handbags, shoes and cosmetics locally. These exhibitions serve to know not only the country but also their products and services they offer.
It was also about agriculture in maintaining a delegation of the German International Cooperation (GIZ ) was yesterday Tuesday, February 25, 2014 with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jean Chrysostome Vahamwiti as the relays Forum des As. Discussions focused on projects by GIZ in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Department in the agricultural sector . Areas of future cooperation were thus identified. The boss of Agriculture rd- Congolese expressed to the German delegation of one of the Government's priorities , namely how to deal with food insecurity. The strategy of this policy is the establishment of agro-industrial parks in targeted production areas through a public -private partnership. This partnership will involve multinational institutions , investors.
On another matter, the Potentiel announces that the General careers mines ( Gécamines ) decided to build a power plant that will produce up to 500 megawatts to fill "the gap 332 megawatts of electricity " causing "big losses copper production . " Copper production in 2013 was 980,000 t of copper cathode ( crude refined copper industrially ) for forecasts of 1.8 million tonnes , learned Lepotentielonline.com Tuesday, February 25, 2014 from official sources. " In Katanga , the deficit in electricity is 332 megawatts ( MW). 300 megawatts for the mining industry and the other 32 relate to the population , " according to the Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity . National Electricity Company ( SNEL) was supposed to " buy electricity from Zambia to offset some of the deficit ," the Congolese government had promised to " make every effort " to it " honors commitments , including the payment of current directly to Zambia . " "Do had been problems with electricity, we would reach 1.8 million tonnes ," regretted for his part, Governor of Katanga, Moïse Katumbi in January 2014.In the same area , editing Dispatches Kinshasa Brazzaville emphasizes that the DRC is its Grand Inga project . This was entrusted to News Brazzaville engineer Bernard Diayele , coordinator of the Cell Project for which the DRC holds essential to develop this item which will support the economic boom . He relativized somewhat social and environmental impacts brandished by U.S. NGOs to discourage the DRC in this initiative. As a sovereign state , he has said , the DRC must build this dam with partners available.
Such as electricity and water are always good housekeeping, Phare reports on his side that experts have finished grooming the concession contract Regideso and stresses that the experts who met in Kinshasa from 24 to 25 February 2014 were stated that the text will be sent to the government revisited for appropriate use .
Community Consortium for the prevention against exploitation of women and children working in the sites of diamond and gold in Kasai - Occidental ( Cocopef ) deplores the living conditions of families in some mines Tshikapa and Luiza , reports Radio Okapi. According to the radio , these families were expelled from Angola and live in mines transformed into villages. The communication officer Cocopef Francis Kalonga says that these makeshift villages have no health facilities and schools.
The same media reports that the fee for registration of artisanal logging has increased from U.S. $ 500 to $ 600 last week. Artisanal loggers Kisangani complain about the 20% increase that was communicated to them at the time of payment of the tax to the one-stop management of revenues from the province , says Félicien Liofo their President . But according to the provincial Minister of Finance , the tax keeps the same price. Additional $ 100 cover administrative costs. On the market, the price of wood is the same. President artisanal loggers Kisangani said that any price increase would make a disservice to the people who already faced a price increase of approximately 40% wood there two weeks ago when the provincial government had adjusted the operating license fee. Tax which amounted to U.S. $ 500 for three years was readjusted to 500 dollar a year by the current provincial government .
Apparently , there is no problem for Kibali gold project on 10 permits covering 1,836 km2 in north- eastern DR Congo , which is " on track to meet the production target of 550,000 ounces of gold in 2014 , "said February 24 Mark Bristow, CEO of Randgold Resources Ltd listed on the London and NASDAQ , reports Agence Ecofin . "We have no concerns about how the market will be in 2014, we have a robust five-year plan to create value and we would like to comply," said Mr. Bristow, Randgold noting that models based entirely on the long-term price of U.S. $ 1,000 per ounce .
By cons , there is a theft problem in the east and Radio Okapi reports that 96 cows were stolen in two months in the Rusizi plain . A group of farmers complained of the theft by strangers. These flights cows are recorded in the group Kabunambo , Runingu , Kigoma Lemera and the City of Blood. The most recent event took place two days ago in the group to Namasenene Runingu . For their part , military sources say Sange not be aware of this theft . But they promise to inquire in to take adequate measures.According to the farmers of the area , Burundian rebels of the National Liberation Front (FNL) have won seventeen cows in the group Nyamutiri Lemera .
"Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Comesa argue for the promotion of small and medium enterprises ( SMEs) , says his side the Observateur who notes that " the promotion of SMEs within the Comesa is a priority of the 17th Summit of Heads of State of Comesa , stressed Monday, February 24 Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Comesa meeting in Kinhasa . " The bulk of the conference is expanding the economic space for SMEs is to provide more facilities to entrepreneurs , solve technical problems to give a new start to the investment" said the Mauritian Minister Arvin Booleil .
Member countries of the COMESA expose the last few days , their food, agriculture and others in Kinshasa, on the sidelines of experts and ministers of foreign affairs of their association, reports Radio Okapi. In some stands and pavilions located leather goods including handbags, shoes and cosmetics locally. These exhibitions serve to know not only the country but also their products and services they offer.
It was also about agriculture in maintaining a delegation of the German International Cooperation (GIZ ) was yesterday Tuesday, February 25, 2014 with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jean Chrysostome Vahamwiti as the relays Forum des As. Discussions focused on projects by GIZ in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Department in the agricultural sector . Areas of future cooperation were thus identified. The boss of Agriculture rd- Congolese expressed to the German delegation of one of the Government's priorities , namely how to deal with food insecurity. The strategy of this policy is the establishment of agro-industrial parks in targeted production areas through a public -private partnership. This partnership will involve multinational institutions , investors.
On another matter, the Potentiel announces that the General careers mines ( Gécamines ) decided to build a power plant that will produce up to 500 megawatts to fill "the gap 332 megawatts of electricity " causing "big losses copper production . " Copper production in 2013 was 980,000 t of copper cathode ( crude refined copper industrially ) for forecasts of 1.8 million tonnes , learned Lepotentielonline.com Tuesday, February 25, 2014 from official sources. " In Katanga , the deficit in electricity is 332 megawatts ( MW). 300 megawatts for the mining industry and the other 32 relate to the population , " according to the Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity . National Electricity Company ( SNEL) was supposed to " buy electricity from Zambia to offset some of the deficit ," the Congolese government had promised to " make every effort " to it " honors commitments , including the payment of current directly to Zambia . " "Do had been problems with electricity, we would reach 1.8 million tonnes ," regretted for his part, Governor of Katanga, Moïse Katumbi in January 2014.In the same area , editing Dispatches Kinshasa Brazzaville emphasizes that the DRC is its Grand Inga project . This was entrusted to News Brazzaville engineer Bernard Diayele , coordinator of the Cell Project for which the DRC holds essential to develop this item which will support the economic boom . He relativized somewhat social and environmental impacts brandished by U.S. NGOs to discourage the DRC in this initiative. As a sovereign state , he has said , the DRC must build this dam with partners available.
Such as electricity and water are always good housekeeping, Phare reports on his side that experts have finished grooming the concession contract Regideso and stresses that the experts who met in Kinshasa from 24 to 25 February 2014 were stated that the text will be sent to the government revisited for appropriate use .
Community Consortium for the prevention against exploitation of women and children working in the sites of diamond and gold in Kasai - Occidental ( Cocopef ) deplores the living conditions of families in some mines Tshikapa and Luiza , reports Radio Okapi. According to the radio , these families were expelled from Angola and live in mines transformed into villages. The communication officer Cocopef Francis Kalonga says that these makeshift villages have no health facilities and schools.
The same media reports that the fee for registration of artisanal logging has increased from U.S. $ 500 to $ 600 last week. Artisanal loggers Kisangani complain about the 20% increase that was communicated to them at the time of payment of the tax to the one-stop management of revenues from the province , says Félicien Liofo their President . But according to the provincial Minister of Finance , the tax keeps the same price. Additional $ 100 cover administrative costs. On the market, the price of wood is the same. President artisanal loggers Kisangani said that any price increase would make a disservice to the people who already faced a price increase of approximately 40% wood there two weeks ago when the provincial government had adjusted the operating license fee. Tax which amounted to U.S. $ 500 for three years was readjusted to 500 dollar a year by the current provincial government .
Apparently , there is no problem for Kibali gold project on 10 permits covering 1,836 km2 in north- eastern DR Congo , which is " on track to meet the production target of 550,000 ounces of gold in 2014 , "said February 24 Mark Bristow, CEO of Randgold Resources Ltd listed on the London and NASDAQ , reports Agence Ecofin . "We have no concerns about how the market will be in 2014, we have a robust five-year plan to create value and we would like to comply," said Mr. Bristow, Randgold noting that models based entirely on the long-term price of U.S. $ 1,000 per ounce .
By cons , there is a theft problem in the east and Radio Okapi reports that 96 cows were stolen in two months in the Rusizi plain . A group of farmers complained of the theft by strangers. These flights cows are recorded in the group Kabunambo , Runingu , Kigoma Lemera and the City of Blood. The most recent event took place two days ago in the group to Namasenene Runingu . For their part , military sources say Sange not be aware of this theft . But they promise to inquire in to take adequate measures.According to the farmers of the area , Burundian rebels of the National Liberation Front (FNL) have won seventeen cows in the group Nyamutiri Lemera .
mardi 25 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Prosperité published the press release of the meeting of the troika strategic of DRC Government held Monday, February 24, 2014 and where you can read these excerpts: " The commodity prices mainly exported by the DRC showed a divergent trend While . copper prices rose 0.40 % to settle at $ 7,184.50 , against $ 7,156.00 a week earlier , the cobalt remained at $ 31,707.90 per tonne level this week . previous Regarding petroleum products , there is an increase both in the London market as one in New York, where prices are respectively presented as follows: $ 109.83 ( 0.67 %) and $ 102.38 ( 2.38 %) as regards the main cereal products , their prices are up compared to the previous week . $ 166.73 ( 3.16 %) for maize , $ 15.82 ( +0.38 %) for rice and $ 615.50 ( 3.84 %) for wheat.
In another area , that of the environment, Potentiel quotes the professor Dieudonné Musibono Eyul , Doctor of Sciences Environment Group , option Eco -toxicology and head of the Department of Environment to Unikin , who face the serious threat of pollution of environmental ecology , particularly in mining areas and major Congolese cities , believes that " the State must urgently enact legislation on environmental pollution in the DRC ."
The same media also reports that environmental NGOs are school -based management results and thanks to the training organized by the Kinshasa full support and community development ( CADIC ) Committee , with the support SGP / GEF for five days from the date of last Monday, February 24 . Depending on the potential , in his opening remarks , the representative of the Secretary General for the Environment, Gilbert Kilola , cited objectives of the workshop, namely to allow a dozen NGO beneficiaries to understand the relevance of using managing for results ; master the practical use of tools for managing for results in the programming, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of projects.Forum des As leads in Agriculture and rural development where the daily information that the Minister Jean -Chrysostome Vahamwiti participated on 19 and 20 February in Rome , Italy in the 37th session of Governors of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Ministers of Agriculture of the 173 member countries of the Fund assuming the duties of Governors - country . According to the newspaper , taking advantage of its participation in this meeting of the Italian capital , the Minister Vahamwiti focused on the opportunities of the National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP ) , including a framework for mobilizing agricultural investors, agro parks -industrial , resumption of agricultural activity in areas of North Kivu and the availability of the DRC to accommodate investors in the agricultural sector.
For its part, the Congolese News Agency (ACP ) focuses on energy and reported that the President of the Republic , Joseph Kabila, has made Sunday " a technical visit and inspection " of the construction by Chinese society SYNOHYDRO of Zongo II hydroelectric dam in the province of Bas- Congo. The President of the Republic , who had in his suite MM . Bruno Kapandji Kalala and Eric Mbala , respectively Minister of Water Resources and Electric and CEO of the National Electricity Company (SNEL ) , visited alternately , armored gallery as well as manufacturing and installation of turbines and other accessories. Built on Inkisi River, Zongo II hydroelectric dam will have a capacity of 150 MW , with a factory of three machines of 50 MW each
In another area , that of the environment, Potentiel quotes the professor Dieudonné Musibono Eyul , Doctor of Sciences Environment Group , option Eco -toxicology and head of the Department of Environment to Unikin , who face the serious threat of pollution of environmental ecology , particularly in mining areas and major Congolese cities , believes that " the State must urgently enact legislation on environmental pollution in the DRC ."
The same media also reports that environmental NGOs are school -based management results and thanks to the training organized by the Kinshasa full support and community development ( CADIC ) Committee , with the support SGP / GEF for five days from the date of last Monday, February 24 . Depending on the potential , in his opening remarks , the representative of the Secretary General for the Environment, Gilbert Kilola , cited objectives of the workshop, namely to allow a dozen NGO beneficiaries to understand the relevance of using managing for results ; master the practical use of tools for managing for results in the programming, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of projects.Forum des As leads in Agriculture and rural development where the daily information that the Minister Jean -Chrysostome Vahamwiti participated on 19 and 20 February in Rome , Italy in the 37th session of Governors of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Ministers of Agriculture of the 173 member countries of the Fund assuming the duties of Governors - country . According to the newspaper , taking advantage of its participation in this meeting of the Italian capital , the Minister Vahamwiti focused on the opportunities of the National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP ) , including a framework for mobilizing agricultural investors, agro parks -industrial , resumption of agricultural activity in areas of North Kivu and the availability of the DRC to accommodate investors in the agricultural sector.
For its part, the Congolese News Agency (ACP ) focuses on energy and reported that the President of the Republic , Joseph Kabila, has made Sunday " a technical visit and inspection " of the construction by Chinese society SYNOHYDRO of Zongo II hydroelectric dam in the province of Bas- Congo. The President of the Republic , who had in his suite MM . Bruno Kapandji Kalala and Eric Mbala , respectively Minister of Water Resources and Electric and CEO of the National Electricity Company (SNEL ) , visited alternately , armored gallery as well as manufacturing and installation of turbines and other accessories. Built on Inkisi River, Zongo II hydroelectric dam will have a capacity of 150 MW , with a factory of three machines of 50 MW each
lundi 24 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Monday, February 24, 2014
Nearly three weeks marked by extreme heat and dust of any kind drought put the uncomfortable Kinshasa . The rain has just fallen in Kinshasa. This suggests at the end of the heat. We recall in this regard that there is a week, the top management of SNEL ( Société Nationale d'Electricité ) announced severe power cuts due to the decline of the river , causing the famous problem of low water that the country has at times in recent years, inform the Phare. The daily adds . " Situation having an impact on the flow of the Congo River, which is no longer able to make the turbines Inga hydroelectric dam normally turn in the province of Bas- Congo This lack of rainfall situation during close three weeks was indeed observed in several provinces, including the city of Kinshasa , Bas- Congo ( province are erected facilities Inga ) , Bandundu , Equateur and Orientale province . some experts, the challenge that faces the Snel is not only related to the drought. It is also due to the inability of the company is digging out for the Congo River. A job that requires the use of dredges for to remedy the situation. It is important to note that this is the first time that the National Electricity Company announces disruptions related to power low flow during early dry season. Often this crisis of water Inga is experienced during the second part of the long dry season which begins around May 15 of each year. It is hoped that the likely return of the rains as announced yesterday, Sunday in the capital, SNEL will resume normal electric power supply of its subscribers . "
Leave the Congo River to Lake Tanganyika where Radio Okapi reports that hippos from the lake regularly invade four riparian areas in Uvira , over 120 km south of Bukavu, in South Kivu. By population, these pachyderms away about a mile from Lake Tanganyika , for more than a week to invade night Kilibula , Nyamianda , Kalundu Kasenga Kahorohoro and neighborhoods. They particularly devastated fields of cassava and sweet potatoes along Lake Tanganyika. According to local sources , more than three acres of corn planting were ravaged by hippos Kahorohoro neighborhood last week . Head for the neighborhood Kilibula Agnes Shagayo , its people are afraid to travel at night , afraid of being attacked by these animals. Local residents Kalundu , near Lake Tanganyika , have suffered several attacks last week of these behemoths .
The same media also reports that five days of the opening of the fishing Katanga provincial inspection of agriculture , livestock and fisheries regrets that the suspension of work decided last December was not respected parts of the province. Each year , the provincial authorities decide the closure of the fishery to allow fish reproduction . But this closure is not always respected. In the territories of Kasenga and Pweto , military and land chiefs are accused of collaborating with fishermen to organize a clandestine fishing during the closure
The Democratic Republic of Congo wants to stay in the treads of the first African countries struggling to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). To do this, the government, with support from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF ) organized , Friday, February 21, 2014 in the conference hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kinshasa , a validation workshop of SO -PIN revised version, reports Prosperité . According to the newspaper , these studies , which lasted one day, showed the presence of 150 participants from central government, the provincial government of Bandundu , national and local NGOs, development partners and international NGOs . This national overhaul of the ER- PIN REDD + follows the observations and recommendations were made by the participants at the 7th session of the Committee of Participants Carbon Fund Forest Carbon Partnership (CP / FCPF ) Fund World Bank , which was held in June 2013 in Paris ( France ) . Opened by Bavo N'Sa Mputu Elima , Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism, this working session led to the validation of the revision of the ER- PIN . There are only a defense with the Carbon Fund of the World Bank , the month of April 2014
For its part, the provincial government of South Kivu handed , Friday, Feb. 21 , two tons of healthy cassava cuttings to 1900 farmers Shabunda and surrounding relays Radio Okapi. According to the agricultural inspector Shabunda staffing these cutting,s to farmers is to fight against food insecurity. According to the same source , the goal is to enable these farmers to harvest cassava six months after each culture.
Leave the Congo River to Lake Tanganyika where Radio Okapi reports that hippos from the lake regularly invade four riparian areas in Uvira , over 120 km south of Bukavu, in South Kivu. By population, these pachyderms away about a mile from Lake Tanganyika , for more than a week to invade night Kilibula , Nyamianda , Kalundu Kasenga Kahorohoro and neighborhoods. They particularly devastated fields of cassava and sweet potatoes along Lake Tanganyika. According to local sources , more than three acres of corn planting were ravaged by hippos Kahorohoro neighborhood last week . Head for the neighborhood Kilibula Agnes Shagayo , its people are afraid to travel at night , afraid of being attacked by these animals. Local residents Kalundu , near Lake Tanganyika , have suffered several attacks last week of these behemoths .
The same media also reports that five days of the opening of the fishing Katanga provincial inspection of agriculture , livestock and fisheries regrets that the suspension of work decided last December was not respected parts of the province. Each year , the provincial authorities decide the closure of the fishery to allow fish reproduction . But this closure is not always respected. In the territories of Kasenga and Pweto , military and land chiefs are accused of collaborating with fishermen to organize a clandestine fishing during the closure
The Democratic Republic of Congo wants to stay in the treads of the first African countries struggling to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). To do this, the government, with support from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF ) organized , Friday, February 21, 2014 in the conference hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kinshasa , a validation workshop of SO -PIN revised version, reports Prosperité . According to the newspaper , these studies , which lasted one day, showed the presence of 150 participants from central government, the provincial government of Bandundu , national and local NGOs, development partners and international NGOs . This national overhaul of the ER- PIN REDD + follows the observations and recommendations were made by the participants at the 7th session of the Committee of Participants Carbon Fund Forest Carbon Partnership (CP / FCPF ) Fund World Bank , which was held in June 2013 in Paris ( France ) . Opened by Bavo N'Sa Mputu Elima , Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism, this working session led to the validation of the revision of the ER- PIN . There are only a defense with the Carbon Fund of the World Bank , the month of April 2014
For its part, the provincial government of South Kivu handed , Friday, Feb. 21 , two tons of healthy cassava cuttings to 1900 farmers Shabunda and surrounding relays Radio Okapi. According to the agricultural inspector Shabunda staffing these cutting,s to farmers is to fight against food insecurity. According to the same source , the goal is to enable these farmers to harvest cassava six months after each culture.
vendredi 21 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Friday, February 21, 2014
National Electricity Company ( SNEL ) announced in the coming days a "severe" load shedding in various cities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), informs Radio Okapi that indicates the general director of the company, Eric Mbala stated Thursday, February 20 in Kinshasa. According to him, this situation is due to the low water level affecting the entire watershed of the Congo River . This natural phenomenon has a rather serious impact on the level of electricity production that affects the state society in most power plants in the DRC. Eric Mbala cites Tshopo (Eastern Province) , Rusizi 1 (South Kivu ) , Inga (Bas- Congo ) and Nzilo ( Katanga ) and Nseke
Copperbelt province has serious problems. Potentiel notes that " the bishops tap his fist on the table ." The newspaper wrote: " the current plight of Katanga several reasons among which we mention : the weakness of the state authority , the maldistribution of wealth, the economic imbalance between urban and rural areas , frustration, impunity, etc. . " this is what emerges from the pastoral letter of the bishops of the Episcopal Assembly of the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi sent February 13, 2014 to the Catholic faithful and all people of good will . Katangan the bishops find in their province triple insecurity , namely socio-political , socio-economic and than environmental and health .
Copperbelt province has serious problems. Potentiel notes that " the bishops tap his fist on the table ." The newspaper wrote: " the current plight of Katanga several reasons among which we mention : the weakness of the state authority , the maldistribution of wealth, the economic imbalance between urban and rural areas , frustration, impunity, etc. . " this is what emerges from the pastoral letter of the bishops of the Episcopal Assembly of the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi sent February 13, 2014 to the Catholic faithful and all people of good will . Katangan the bishops find in their province triple insecurity , namely socio-political , socio-economic and than environmental and health .
mercredi 19 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Wednesday, February 19, 2014
The government will require international expertise to investigate the pollution of soil and watercourses and Kambove Likasi in Katanga province . The Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism , Bavo N'Samputu announced Monday, Feb. 17 during his stay in Likasi , informs Radio Okapi. He assured that in case of pollution, those responsible will be punished in accordance with Congolese law on the environment. According Bavo N'Sa Mputu international expertise will assess the level of environmental destruction . The central government had sent a mission in these two entities after the NGO Umoja fourteen accused mining companies pollute the environment , last October.
As part of the implementation of the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment Sector ( ESESS ) Promines organized the workshop restitution of the study on sectoral Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment , Friday 14/ 02 / 2014 Kinshasa, reports the Agency Ecofin . Indeed , according to the implementation plan Promines project , evaluation of the impacts of mining on the socio -economic and environmental situation in the DRC was necessary in order to limit the negative aspects and optimize socio- environmental benefits , with the involvement of all stakeholders.
" Traffic animal species in eastern DRC The UN sanctions brandished against armed groups," informs l'Avenir noting that the United Nations threatens to punish all armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic Congo , which attack animals to finance their operations . This is indicated by a dispatch from the UN published yesterday in the site Africatime . The UN states that the individuals involved will be subject to travel bans and freezes their assets. The Council resolution also renewed the UN embargo on weapons sold to various militias in the country. The United Nations and want to alert traffic of ivory, become an important source of funding for armed militias , causing a depletion of elephants in the DRC.
The Congolese News Agency (ACP ) reports that a project to support the manufacture of fertilizers was launched Tuesday in Kinshasa for the market gardeners working in the communes of Lemba , Matete and Mont Ngafula at the initiative of an NGO called " Association for the promotion of social and agricultural initiatives ( APISA ) headed by Beatrice Badingidila . The project includes providing compost for gardeners to enable them to improve their production , said the president of the association , adding that these fertilizers will be collected at the municipal market Matete where its headquarters issue contribute also environmental sanitation , has she said.
Six people died of canine rabies about fifty recorded in one week in the territory of Cabinda and Lubao , district of Cabinda ( Kasai Oriental ), indicates Radio Okapi. The doctor in charge of epidemiological case in this district has delivered these figures in a report published Monday, February 17 . According to the report , the relatives of the deceased torched six houses belonging to the owners of dogs Cabinda , and 5 other houses in Lubao . Twenty people have fled their homes to escape the repression of the families of victims Kabinda and Lubao
As part of the implementation of the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment Sector ( ESESS ) Promines organized the workshop restitution of the study on sectoral Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment , Friday 14/ 02 / 2014 Kinshasa, reports the Agency Ecofin . Indeed , according to the implementation plan Promines project , evaluation of the impacts of mining on the socio -economic and environmental situation in the DRC was necessary in order to limit the negative aspects and optimize socio- environmental benefits , with the involvement of all stakeholders.
" Traffic animal species in eastern DRC The UN sanctions brandished against armed groups," informs l'Avenir noting that the United Nations threatens to punish all armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic Congo , which attack animals to finance their operations . This is indicated by a dispatch from the UN published yesterday in the site Africatime . The UN states that the individuals involved will be subject to travel bans and freezes their assets. The Council resolution also renewed the UN embargo on weapons sold to various militias in the country. The United Nations and want to alert traffic of ivory, become an important source of funding for armed militias , causing a depletion of elephants in the DRC.
The Congolese News Agency (ACP ) reports that a project to support the manufacture of fertilizers was launched Tuesday in Kinshasa for the market gardeners working in the communes of Lemba , Matete and Mont Ngafula at the initiative of an NGO called " Association for the promotion of social and agricultural initiatives ( APISA ) headed by Beatrice Badingidila . The project includes providing compost for gardeners to enable them to improve their production , said the president of the association , adding that these fertilizers will be collected at the municipal market Matete where its headquarters issue contribute also environmental sanitation , has she said.
Six people died of canine rabies about fifty recorded in one week in the territory of Cabinda and Lubao , district of Cabinda ( Kasai Oriental ), indicates Radio Okapi. The doctor in charge of epidemiological case in this district has delivered these figures in a report published Monday, February 17 . According to the report , the relatives of the deceased torched six houses belonging to the owners of dogs Cabinda , and 5 other houses in Lubao . Twenty people have fled their homes to escape the repression of the families of victims Kabinda and Lubao
lundi 17 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Monday, February 17, 2014
" Virunga : The OECD supports WWF 's complaint against Soco International PLC" , informs editing of Kinshasa of Dépêches de Brazzaville. According to the paper , the application lodged by the international NGO WWF concerning alleged violations of human rights and environmental protection related to business operations in the Virunga National Park , a World Heritage Site by Unesco. In its complaint, the WWF said Soco has violated the most respected in the field of corporate social responsibility in its search for oil in Virunga National Park standards.
A miner died in clashes between colleagues , the police guard mines and industrial mining company Tenke Fungurume Mining ( TFM) in the concession of this 200 km from Lubumbashi, Saturday, February 15 , Radio Okapi reports The sources also claim that on-site 16 policemen were injured and that the social office TFM has been damaged. Calm returned on the same day through the deployment of several units of the Territorial police at the scene , according to the secretary of the head of coaching Tenke post.
Artisanal logging must draw its base in 2002 enacted the Forest Code , for the proper management of forest resources in the DRC , said the coordinator of the Natural Resources Network (NRN ), Joseph Bobia , in its report on the operation illegal timber recently released, reports the Congolese news Agency (ACP). The report notes that all artisanal logging is not illegal but it must meet the standards set by the Ministry of Environment , Nature Conservation and Tourism, in accordance with the order no035/CAB/MIN/ECN-EF / 2006 of 5 October 2006 concerning forestry. It is in this context that organizations of environmental civil society issued an alert about the looting of forest resources to local communities by industrial and artisanal mining companies , indicating that these industries violate the principles on the exercise of forestry activities, the type of document to obtain the authority to give permission to craft cutting authority.
A miner died in clashes between colleagues , the police guard mines and industrial mining company Tenke Fungurume Mining ( TFM) in the concession of this 200 km from Lubumbashi, Saturday, February 15 , Radio Okapi reports The sources also claim that on-site 16 policemen were injured and that the social office TFM has been damaged. Calm returned on the same day through the deployment of several units of the Territorial police at the scene , according to the secretary of the head of coaching Tenke post.
Artisanal logging must draw its base in 2002 enacted the Forest Code , for the proper management of forest resources in the DRC , said the coordinator of the Natural Resources Network (NRN ), Joseph Bobia , in its report on the operation illegal timber recently released, reports the Congolese news Agency (ACP). The report notes that all artisanal logging is not illegal but it must meet the standards set by the Ministry of Environment , Nature Conservation and Tourism, in accordance with the order no035/CAB/MIN/ECN-EF / 2006 of 5 October 2006 concerning forestry. It is in this context that organizations of environmental civil society issued an alert about the looting of forest resources to local communities by industrial and artisanal mining companies , indicating that these industries violate the principles on the exercise of forestry activities, the type of document to obtain the authority to give permission to craft cutting authority.
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