The
province of Kasai - Oriental undertakes to intervene to revive the
hydroelectric Tshiala owned Mining Bakwanga ( MIBA ) in order to cope
with the lack of power prevailing in Mbuji -Mayi recent weeks, says radio Okapi . An
amount of 50,000 U.S. was given the weekend to Enerka , which sells
electricity in this city , to accelerate work troubleshooting machinery
and power back up more than 10 megawatts . Currently , the plant produces only 2 megawatts , while its expected capacity of 18 megawatts . Electricity
needs of the MIBA would be filled with 10 or 12 megawatts , the amount
being sought to increase the illumination of the diamond city.
Leave
Kasai Oriental to Katanga where, according to Prosperité newspaper ,
The Carter Center urges the Government of the DRC to ensure that all
transactions and income flows of mining companies belonging to the
State, and, particular , the General quarries and mines ( Gécamines ) are transparent to preserve the public interest. The
intention of Gécamines to sell its shares in Kamoto Copper Company (KCC
) is similar to recent sales of undervalued state assets which have
already cost over a billion dollars in the DRC, who gets information
about the newspaper an article in the publication Atlanta.The
Agency Ecofin notes that the copper deposit Judeira in Kipoi project in
the DRC , would conceal about 6.1 million tonnes of Inferred resources
at 1.2 % copper for 71,000 tonnes of contained metal , announced November 26 Tiger Resources Ltd . "
The estimation of untapped resources Judeira is a crucial step in
increasing the resources available to be treated SXEW plant Kipoi 6 km
," commented the CEO, Brad Marwood . The
deposit is a Judeira surface mineralization that extends over 2,200 m,
while the resource estimate included only a mineralized zone of 1600 m. Tiger Resources Ltd believes there is enough potential to go further drilling to help increase resources . The project covers 55 km2 Kipoi and full deposits which Kipoi Central, Kipoi North , Kileba , Judeira and Kaminafitwe.
The
district commissioner of Lukaya Theodore Khumbu Ntula , recently
allowed after refusing at first to welcome Msgr Fidèle Nsielele office ,
Bishop of Kisantu to finally get without doing sit, scream on him as if it were any bare- feet. In
case the concession to the Diocese of Kisantu Kikonka part of which has
been illegally subdivided by the local cadastre apparently on the
orders of the current District Commissioner , reports the Observateur . According
to the newspaper , the Bishop of Kisantu had moved itself to illuminate
the religion of the district authority itself fully involved in this
case , the history of this concession.
mercredi 27 novembre 2013
mardi 26 novembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The
consultation committee Muanda structure presented as the spokesperson
of the population of this city with the oil companies operating there,
said he did not agree with the findings of senators accusing the company
Perenco pollute the region of Bas- Congo , radio Okapi announces . The chairman of this committee , Kiki Kiatonda , said that without the oil business, would Muanda village. According
to the UN radio , the chairman consultation Muanda said senators should
address this issue in a comprehensive and non-sectoral manner ,
explaining that oil traders and company Socir also exploit the oil
Muanda .
The press also echoed the oral question with debate addressed to the Minister for Finance , Patrice Kitebi by Senator Musendu Flora , chairman of the Senate inquiry on oil exploitation in Muanda . According to the Phare , the Senate criticizes the legal vacuum around the responsibility of oil companies. " In total, two senators have sought and obtained the floor , namely She Okitundu and Emery Kalamba , the newspaper writes . Both have criticized the legal confusion or emptiness that surrounds the responsibility of the oil companies. Reason that the upper chamber has refused to take the risk to build on an issue that poses a serious problem of legal basis . Mr. Emery Kalamba mentioned , about two texts of laws, namely the 1981 Act and the 2011 before question why the government would support the contract with Perenco . " The newspaper pointed out that the minister admitted that he was not sporting his comfort to bring light sought through issues related to the environment and hydrocarbons.
" The President of the Senate on Monday asked the government to respond to the pollution of the territory of Muanda by oil exploration company Perenco ," announces the Potentiel related oral question with debate in the Senate yesterday . " Senator Flora Musendu wanted to know more , especially about the breakdown of 500 000 USD annually allocated to the central government for the training of officials in the oil , and the use of the $ 1,000,000 year affected by the oil companies to the central government for prospecting efforts , as well as the transfer accounting PERENCO - REF provision for cost estimated at $ 83 million at the end of 2011, while this sum abandonment should be housed at the Central Bank. According to the Minister for Finance , conventional and non-conventional funds , amounted to $ 300 000 and not 500 000 according to the Ministry of Hydrocarbons. Prior to indicate that the Ministry of Finance No. is not concerned with conventional funds . He also stressed that there is need to improve the management of these funds and the environment in Muanda as recommended by the Senate " , as the paper notes .On the subject of mining, Prosperité newspaper reports starting Friday, November 22, 2013 at the new plant of copper and cobalt plant called New Look. According to the newspaper , this mill is located Kambove , south of the city of Lubumbashi, on an area of 23.700 m² , not far from the huge deposit of copper and cobalt Kanfundwa . The plant has a production capacity of 600 tons per day of copper concentrates and cobalt content of 18%. This ultramodern plant has cost the General Career and mines ( Gécamines ) , more than 21 million U.S. dollars.
The Lake Tanganyika Authority ( LTA) , involving four countries bordering Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, Tanzania , Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo have been meeting since last Monday, November 25 . Objective: To reflect on the achievements recorded by the members of the Management Committee of ALT at the end of their term of 5 years , informs Forum des As underlining that organized by the Management Committee of the Lake Tanganyika Authority , the 6th two-day meeting , held in preparation for the conference of Ministers of Lake Tanganyika Authority which will take place on November 28 . In his opening remarks , the Director of the Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jean Dieudonné Kavese Paluku , on behalf of Minister Jean -Chrysostome Vahamwiti noted that Lake Tanganyika is a common heritage of four riparian countries none of these states can not sustainably manage alone. Thus , the DRC takes this opportunity to renew its commitment , there are more than 10 years , signing the Convention which is the manifestation of its policy to cooperate with friendly countries and brothers in respect of the sovereignty of each will.
The press also echoed the oral question with debate addressed to the Minister for Finance , Patrice Kitebi by Senator Musendu Flora , chairman of the Senate inquiry on oil exploitation in Muanda . According to the Phare , the Senate criticizes the legal vacuum around the responsibility of oil companies. " In total, two senators have sought and obtained the floor , namely She Okitundu and Emery Kalamba , the newspaper writes . Both have criticized the legal confusion or emptiness that surrounds the responsibility of the oil companies. Reason that the upper chamber has refused to take the risk to build on an issue that poses a serious problem of legal basis . Mr. Emery Kalamba mentioned , about two texts of laws, namely the 1981 Act and the 2011 before question why the government would support the contract with Perenco . " The newspaper pointed out that the minister admitted that he was not sporting his comfort to bring light sought through issues related to the environment and hydrocarbons.
" The President of the Senate on Monday asked the government to respond to the pollution of the territory of Muanda by oil exploration company Perenco ," announces the Potentiel related oral question with debate in the Senate yesterday . " Senator Flora Musendu wanted to know more , especially about the breakdown of 500 000 USD annually allocated to the central government for the training of officials in the oil , and the use of the $ 1,000,000 year affected by the oil companies to the central government for prospecting efforts , as well as the transfer accounting PERENCO - REF provision for cost estimated at $ 83 million at the end of 2011, while this sum abandonment should be housed at the Central Bank. According to the Minister for Finance , conventional and non-conventional funds , amounted to $ 300 000 and not 500 000 according to the Ministry of Hydrocarbons. Prior to indicate that the Ministry of Finance No. is not concerned with conventional funds . He also stressed that there is need to improve the management of these funds and the environment in Muanda as recommended by the Senate " , as the paper notes .On the subject of mining, Prosperité newspaper reports starting Friday, November 22, 2013 at the new plant of copper and cobalt plant called New Look. According to the newspaper , this mill is located Kambove , south of the city of Lubumbashi, on an area of 23.700 m² , not far from the huge deposit of copper and cobalt Kanfundwa . The plant has a production capacity of 600 tons per day of copper concentrates and cobalt content of 18%. This ultramodern plant has cost the General Career and mines ( Gécamines ) , more than 21 million U.S. dollars.
The Lake Tanganyika Authority ( LTA) , involving four countries bordering Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, Tanzania , Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo have been meeting since last Monday, November 25 . Objective: To reflect on the achievements recorded by the members of the Management Committee of ALT at the end of their term of 5 years , informs Forum des As underlining that organized by the Management Committee of the Lake Tanganyika Authority , the 6th two-day meeting , held in preparation for the conference of Ministers of Lake Tanganyika Authority which will take place on November 28 . In his opening remarks , the Director of the Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jean Dieudonné Kavese Paluku , on behalf of Minister Jean -Chrysostome Vahamwiti noted that Lake Tanganyika is a common heritage of four riparian countries none of these states can not sustainably manage alone. Thus , the DRC takes this opportunity to renew its commitment , there are more than 10 years , signing the Convention which is the manifestation of its policy to cooperate with friendly countries and brothers in respect of the sovereignty of each will.
lundi 25 novembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Monday, November 25, 2013
" Mining in the DRC must meet regulations that are binding on everyone, think this is what the Archbishop of Bukavu , Mgr François- Xavier Maroy . Idea supported by Bishop Theophilus Kaboy , Bishop of Goma, the province of North Kivu. Kaboy As Bishop told MEPs during their parliamentary commission on the illegal exploitation of minerals and armed conflict at the end of last October , mining enriches outside and non- indigenous peoples who continue to languish in a black " misery , writes the Catholic agency DIA .
The same media also reports that in the fight against deforestation, the government and the Bad undertake and writes "Recently, the Bad ( African Development Bank ) adopted the REDD + Project in ponds and Mbuji-Mayi/Kananga Kisangani ( PIREDD / MBKIS ), where it is a partner of the Congolese Government to limit the negative impact of these hot spots . According to the agency , the ultimate goal of the project is to contribute to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases ( GHG) emissions from deforestation and forest degradation while contributing to the reduction of poverty among the population in the basins of Mbuji-Mayi ( Kasai Oriental, Kananga ( Kasai Occidental ) and Kisangani ( Orientale Province) .
In the same order, Radio Okapi reports that the territory of Kenge in Bandundu has lost some of its forest. The president of the local branch of the Association for the Development of Bandundu ( Adb ), Jean Bosco Kabambu , sounded the alarm Thursday, November 21 , at the close of the workshop on deforestation and the importance agroforestry at Kenge . Jean Bosco Kabambu has also urged people to plant new trees by agriculture at the same time stressing that agroforestry plays an important role in the environmental sector .
The same media also reports that in the fight against deforestation, the government and the Bad undertake and writes "Recently, the Bad ( African Development Bank ) adopted the REDD + Project in ponds and Mbuji-Mayi/Kananga Kisangani ( PIREDD / MBKIS ), where it is a partner of the Congolese Government to limit the negative impact of these hot spots . According to the agency , the ultimate goal of the project is to contribute to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases ( GHG) emissions from deforestation and forest degradation while contributing to the reduction of poverty among the population in the basins of Mbuji-Mayi ( Kasai Oriental, Kananga ( Kasai Occidental ) and Kisangani ( Orientale Province) .
In the same order, Radio Okapi reports that the territory of Kenge in Bandundu has lost some of its forest. The president of the local branch of the Association for the Development of Bandundu ( Adb ), Jean Bosco Kabambu , sounded the alarm Thursday, November 21 , at the close of the workshop on deforestation and the importance agroforestry at Kenge . Jean Bosco Kabambu has also urged people to plant new trees by agriculture at the same time stressing that agroforestry plays an important role in the environmental sector .
vendredi 22 novembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Friday, November 22, 2013
The closing of the tripartite workshop on the revision of the Mining Code was held yesterday in Kinshasa. Echoing
this activity, the Phare newspaper announces that the ball is in
the government camp and emphasized that this session ended with a series
of observations that the Minister ( hydrocarbons representative of the
Mines mission) promised to " report accurately to the government." The
newspaper added : " This workshop served as a foundation to resolve
differences ... Be assured that the recommendations will be incorporated
into the Draft to be forwarded to Parliament."
" The Mining Code revised soon ," as his side tri-weekly Africa News writes that the representative of the Minister of Mines has expressed the wish to see the Mining Code to be implemented , safeguard the interests of the State and all actors involved. He said he was satisfied because the recommendations of this meeting showed more points of convergence than divergence .
Stay on the folder of mines where Radio Okapi reports that hundred thirty four homes minerals have been identified in the territory of Mambasa (Eastern Province) . This was revealed Wednesday, November 20 the National coordination of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR ) , at the end of the assessment of the security situation work in mining areas in Ituri. The purpose of this meeting was to set up a monitoring mechanism to certify the minerals that depart from the eastern DRC do not come from conflict zones. According to the conclusions of the ICGLR , gold mining extract these homes is usually sold fraudulently in neighboring countries that the organization has not appointed.Mining in these homes, military, police and militia led by Morgan illegally exploit minerals. They collect taxes and impose fines , says the ICGLR .
On another topic , Radio Okapi reports that the Senate passed Wednesday, November 20 recommendations of the commission that investigated the pollution of the coastal city in Moanda Bas- Congo after oil extraction . The Senate recommends including Perenco to invest in environmental compliance and decontaminate the soil and waters of this coastal city. Chairman of the Senate Committee , Flora Mosendu , calls on the authorities to bring Perenco to assume its responsibilities for the maintenance of ecosystem Moanda .
The same media reports that fishermen operating on Lake Edward to Kanyabayobga ( North Kivu ) unlawfully use more than four hundred children aged 12-17 years in this business. The denunciation was made Thursday, November 21 by President Kakule Kaniki research center on the environment, democracy and human right ( CREDDHO ) . He described the practice of "serious violation of children's rights ." He asked that we should government intervention " as the Congo tomorrow belongs to the children ."
" The Mining Code revised soon ," as his side tri-weekly Africa News writes that the representative of the Minister of Mines has expressed the wish to see the Mining Code to be implemented , safeguard the interests of the State and all actors involved. He said he was satisfied because the recommendations of this meeting showed more points of convergence than divergence .
Stay on the folder of mines where Radio Okapi reports that hundred thirty four homes minerals have been identified in the territory of Mambasa (Eastern Province) . This was revealed Wednesday, November 20 the National coordination of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR ) , at the end of the assessment of the security situation work in mining areas in Ituri. The purpose of this meeting was to set up a monitoring mechanism to certify the minerals that depart from the eastern DRC do not come from conflict zones. According to the conclusions of the ICGLR , gold mining extract these homes is usually sold fraudulently in neighboring countries that the organization has not appointed.Mining in these homes, military, police and militia led by Morgan illegally exploit minerals. They collect taxes and impose fines , says the ICGLR .
On another topic , Radio Okapi reports that the Senate passed Wednesday, November 20 recommendations of the commission that investigated the pollution of the coastal city in Moanda Bas- Congo after oil extraction . The Senate recommends including Perenco to invest in environmental compliance and decontaminate the soil and waters of this coastal city. Chairman of the Senate Committee , Flora Mosendu , calls on the authorities to bring Perenco to assume its responsibilities for the maintenance of ecosystem Moanda .
The same media reports that fishermen operating on Lake Edward to Kanyabayobga ( North Kivu ) unlawfully use more than four hundred children aged 12-17 years in this business. The denunciation was made Thursday, November 21 by President Kakule Kaniki research center on the environment, democracy and human right ( CREDDHO ) . He described the practice of "serious violation of children's rights ." He asked that we should government intervention " as the Congo tomorrow belongs to the children ."
mercredi 20 novembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Thursday, November 21, 2013
The
Board of Directors of the African Development Bank ( AfDB) approved ,
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 , funding of $ 68 million in favor of the
Project to support the development of the electricity sector ( PASEL )
and Site multinational Inga . Several newspapers in Kinshasa reported this information.
PASEL finalize the preparation of the first phase of the Grand Inga hydropower project - commonly called " Inga 3 Project" - which is to develop a power generation capacity of 4,800 MW Inga , and to develop transmission lines power to supply at the same time the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa, announces the newspaper L'Avenir.
The Inga hydroelectric megaproject in Bas- Congo bold steps , which indicates the Potentiel stresses that the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank ( AfDB) approved yesterday Wednesday, November 20, 2013 from its temporary agency relocation of Tunis, funding Usd 68 million in favor of the Project to support the development of the electricity sector ( PASEL ) and multinational Inga site .
Inga III: AfDB Approves Funding of $ 68 million in favor of notes Pasel, writes Forum des ASInga , the proposed mega- hydroelectric making great strides , says the Observateur .Editing Kinshasa of Dépêches de Brazzaville also announces that " ADB agrees to release $ 68 million "Without announcing information on financing $ 68 million of Inga III , the Maximum biweekly notes that the construction of Inga III is an economic decision , not political. According to the newspaper , based on a press release from the Ministry of Water Resources released last Friday, the Minister wrote : "The development of Inga III by building new hydro contains an economic decision by the fact that it is necessary for the development of the DRC and Africa whose needs for 2030 , amounted to 30,000 megawatts for the DRC and 100,000 MW for Africa . "
On another topic , Radio Okapi reports that the textile company Kisangani ( Sotexki ) signed a trade and cooperation agreement with the authorities of the province of Equatorial State Center in the Republic of South Sudan to provide this country 300,000 meters Congolese tissues. But she is struggling to get regular supply of cotton , said Tuesday, Nov. 19 the boss of this company. To turn up the factory and meet the commitment made with the southerners , the Sotexki must supply regular cotton. But it faces serious difficulties in this regard.The same media also reports that five illegal miners were killed and three others were injured in two landslides occurred there two days in mining quarries Biwaya and Kov , respectively 15 and 5 km from the city of Kolwezi , in Katanga .
PASEL finalize the preparation of the first phase of the Grand Inga hydropower project - commonly called " Inga 3 Project" - which is to develop a power generation capacity of 4,800 MW Inga , and to develop transmission lines power to supply at the same time the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa, announces the newspaper L'Avenir.
The Inga hydroelectric megaproject in Bas- Congo bold steps , which indicates the Potentiel stresses that the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank ( AfDB) approved yesterday Wednesday, November 20, 2013 from its temporary agency relocation of Tunis, funding Usd 68 million in favor of the Project to support the development of the electricity sector ( PASEL ) and multinational Inga site .
Inga III: AfDB Approves Funding of $ 68 million in favor of notes Pasel, writes Forum des ASInga , the proposed mega- hydroelectric making great strides , says the Observateur .Editing Kinshasa of Dépêches de Brazzaville also announces that " ADB agrees to release $ 68 million "Without announcing information on financing $ 68 million of Inga III , the Maximum biweekly notes that the construction of Inga III is an economic decision , not political. According to the newspaper , based on a press release from the Ministry of Water Resources released last Friday, the Minister wrote : "The development of Inga III by building new hydro contains an economic decision by the fact that it is necessary for the development of the DRC and Africa whose needs for 2030 , amounted to 30,000 megawatts for the DRC and 100,000 MW for Africa . "
On another topic , Radio Okapi reports that the textile company Kisangani ( Sotexki ) signed a trade and cooperation agreement with the authorities of the province of Equatorial State Center in the Republic of South Sudan to provide this country 300,000 meters Congolese tissues. But she is struggling to get regular supply of cotton , said Tuesday, Nov. 19 the boss of this company. To turn up the factory and meet the commitment made with the southerners , the Sotexki must supply regular cotton. But it faces serious difficulties in this regard.The same media also reports that five illegal miners were killed and three others were injured in two landslides occurred there two days in mining quarries Biwaya and Kov , respectively 15 and 5 km from the city of Kolwezi , in Katanga .
lundi 18 novembre 2013
DRC natural resources press review of Tuesday, November 19, 2013
"Rwanda remains attached to the DRC," titles the Potentiel which is why the end of the war and the dissolution of M23 have dealt a fatal blow to Kigali reactivated its lobbies in the DRC, in the Great Lakes region and the plan international that he gets to keep one foot in the eastern DRC . In Kigali , is his only way to survive and sustain its growth achieved on the back of natural resources in the DRC .The Ecofin Agency announces that Wednesday, November 15, 2013 , the Ministry of Mines held a official ceremony vehicles acquired funding Promines , senior managers and directors of divisions Mines executives. The ceremony, high color , took place at Central Motors warehouses , located avenue Metallurgy No. 41, in the town of Kingabwa . Speaking first, Yenga Mabolia the Promines coordinator , said that this event is " proof , once again , that the World Bank and the British cooperation , working together on the development and the improving governance in the mining sector of the DRC "
According to the newspaper Forum des As the Minister Remy Musungayi says that SMEs are the focus of industrial policy in the DRC. The newspaper said it was part of the celebration on November 20 the day of the industrialization of Africa and informs that Kinshasa home since last November 18 a regional workshop on the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs ) in Africa. Assize of these three days are jointly organized by the Ministry of Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises and the Commission of the African Union , under the theme : Promoting SMEs for inclusive and sustainable growth in Africa . "
The Botanical Garden Kisantu in the province of Bas -Congo is being upgraded , the newspaper Forum des As indicating that the patron "Promo Kisantu Garden " and House Speaker German- Congolese Princess Odette Maniema Krempin has this site has a lot of important material for the beautification and restoration of this tourist site. The Garden, the largest in Africa , has a restaurant undergoes a major transformation . The intervention of this fellow is the result of an agreement between the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN ) and the Chamber of Commerce German- Congolese .
According to the newspaper Forum des As the Minister Remy Musungayi says that SMEs are the focus of industrial policy in the DRC. The newspaper said it was part of the celebration on November 20 the day of the industrialization of Africa and informs that Kinshasa home since last November 18 a regional workshop on the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs ) in Africa. Assize of these three days are jointly organized by the Ministry of Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises and the Commission of the African Union , under the theme : Promoting SMEs for inclusive and sustainable growth in Africa . "
The Botanical Garden Kisantu in the province of Bas -Congo is being upgraded , the newspaper Forum des As indicating that the patron "Promo Kisantu Garden " and House Speaker German- Congolese Princess Odette Maniema Krempin has this site has a lot of important material for the beautification and restoration of this tourist site. The Garden, the largest in Africa , has a restaurant undergoes a major transformation . The intervention of this fellow is the result of an agreement between the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN ) and the Chamber of Commerce German- Congolese .
DRC natural resources press review of Monday, November 18, 2013
" Project on water, MEPs call for the revision of the Water Code ," information which indicates that the Phare for two days, more than fifty members of the House Committee on Planning and infrastructure, company experts and guests discussed at a workshop in the development of national legislation in the water sector . This workshop was held in Kawali building in Kinshasa.
The same information and for the Potentiel newspaper , members were informed about the issues of water legislation .
For its part, the tri-weekly Congo Nouveau informs the senators voted Friday, November 15, 2013 , the law on the liberalization of the electricity sector in the DRC , a week after his visit to the National Assembly. According to the newspaper , this law offers the opportunity to become private operators in the sector.
The population of the mining area in the chiefdom Soleniama Baboa Bokoe Ituri held Friday, November 15th a protest march against the exploitation of gold by the semi-industrial societies in its entity , informs Radio Okapi that says , by civil society Irumu this population accuses these companies do not take into account the interests of indigenous performing community projects. During the protest , demonstrators torched the local office and the leadership of the group , threatening to burn dredges companies complained . More than five semi-industrial companies operate gold in the chiefdom Baboa Bokoe to Irumu . But , according to civil society, the population does not benefit from these mining activities.
In the same order in Katanga, the Sakania community creates a committee to assess the social actions of mining companies in the country, reports the Congolese News Agency (ACP ), which stresses that the administrator of the territory, Kilonge Mpundu welcomed the initiative of the Sakania community to establish a committee to assist local communities to properly claim their rights including the assessment of social actions of mining companies operating in their territory. "Before it was a population that is raised , who came to the district office to denounce acts because the company does not stand properly , the company was not doing this or that ... We tried to give advice how to claim their rights and ask the people to what is a priority , "said Mr. Kilonge Mpundu .
On another note, the gorilla reserve Sarambwe is occupied by local and foreign armed groups there are more than a year , reports Congo Nouveau indicates that the presence of these armed groups threatens the security of protected animals in the park Virunga , in North Kivu .
For oil in the Lake Albert and Virunga National Park , Museveni concocts a rebellion with Colonel John Tshibangu announces Manchette newspaper which emphasizes that " reliable sources reveal that Museveni is in preparation of a new rebellion aimed to continue destabilization of the eastern part of the DRC . " The newspaper adds that " the Ugandan government prefers to protect its territory Makenga and his men , with the sole aim to convince to join the men of Colonel John Tshibangu fallen to attack again , with the guarantee of Museveni , the DRC ... "
The Ecofin Agency announces that the company Regal Resources Ltd listed on ASX announced Nov. 15 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Traxys Europe SA to acquire, explore and develop the important project of copper and cobalt Kalongwe , Katanga in the DRC. The two companies will acquire a 60% interest , with the right to 20% later in the project, following an agreement with the Industrial and Commercial General Congo SPRL (IGCC ), which holds Kalongwe . " Kalongwe is a real opportunity for Regal and appears as an ideal project for the company in its current stage of development. Not only it offers potential targets of copper and cobalt but reduces investment liabilities of the company through risk sharing with a strong financial partner , "said David Young , CEO of Regal . The results of drilling in the project provided mineralization including 3.38% Cu and 0.93 % Co over 90.23 m, 4.14% Cu and 0.57 % Co over 77.60 m and 2.22 % Cu and 0 , 84% Co on 70 m.
The same information and for the Potentiel newspaper , members were informed about the issues of water legislation .
For its part, the tri-weekly Congo Nouveau informs the senators voted Friday, November 15, 2013 , the law on the liberalization of the electricity sector in the DRC , a week after his visit to the National Assembly. According to the newspaper , this law offers the opportunity to become private operators in the sector.
The population of the mining area in the chiefdom Soleniama Baboa Bokoe Ituri held Friday, November 15th a protest march against the exploitation of gold by the semi-industrial societies in its entity , informs Radio Okapi that says , by civil society Irumu this population accuses these companies do not take into account the interests of indigenous performing community projects. During the protest , demonstrators torched the local office and the leadership of the group , threatening to burn dredges companies complained . More than five semi-industrial companies operate gold in the chiefdom Baboa Bokoe to Irumu . But , according to civil society, the population does not benefit from these mining activities.
In the same order in Katanga, the Sakania community creates a committee to assess the social actions of mining companies in the country, reports the Congolese News Agency (ACP ), which stresses that the administrator of the territory, Kilonge Mpundu welcomed the initiative of the Sakania community to establish a committee to assist local communities to properly claim their rights including the assessment of social actions of mining companies operating in their territory. "Before it was a population that is raised , who came to the district office to denounce acts because the company does not stand properly , the company was not doing this or that ... We tried to give advice how to claim their rights and ask the people to what is a priority , "said Mr. Kilonge Mpundu .
On another note, the gorilla reserve Sarambwe is occupied by local and foreign armed groups there are more than a year , reports Congo Nouveau indicates that the presence of these armed groups threatens the security of protected animals in the park Virunga , in North Kivu .
For oil in the Lake Albert and Virunga National Park , Museveni concocts a rebellion with Colonel John Tshibangu announces Manchette newspaper which emphasizes that " reliable sources reveal that Museveni is in preparation of a new rebellion aimed to continue destabilization of the eastern part of the DRC . " The newspaper adds that " the Ugandan government prefers to protect its territory Makenga and his men , with the sole aim to convince to join the men of Colonel John Tshibangu fallen to attack again , with the guarantee of Museveni , the DRC ... "
The Ecofin Agency announces that the company Regal Resources Ltd listed on ASX announced Nov. 15 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Traxys Europe SA to acquire, explore and develop the important project of copper and cobalt Kalongwe , Katanga in the DRC. The two companies will acquire a 60% interest , with the right to 20% later in the project, following an agreement with the Industrial and Commercial General Congo SPRL (IGCC ), which holds Kalongwe . " Kalongwe is a real opportunity for Regal and appears as an ideal project for the company in its current stage of development. Not only it offers potential targets of copper and cobalt but reduces investment liabilities of the company through risk sharing with a strong financial partner , "said David Young , CEO of Regal . The results of drilling in the project provided mineralization including 3.38% Cu and 0.93 % Co over 90.23 m, 4.14% Cu and 0.57 % Co over 77.60 m and 2.22 % Cu and 0 , 84% Co on 70 m.
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