Three international NGOs call on the UK authorities to open "quickly" an investigation against two companies of this country, Hussar Services Limited based in London and Hussar Limited headquartered in Jersey ( the Channel Islands ) . These associations accuse these companies have melted gold looted between 2004 and 2005 in Ituri ( Orientale Province) , reports Radio Okapi. This call is contained in a statement issued Tuesday, February 4th with Radio Okapi has received a copy. To date, Hussar Hussar Services Limited and Limited and their leaders have never had to account for their key role in this lucrative transnational gold stained company which is the subject of the complaint filed in Switzerland , complain Conflict Awareness Project , Open Society Justice Initiative and Track Impunity Always ( Trial) in this release.
Taking the same information, the Potentiel indicates that contacted about this by Radio Okapi , the Embassy of Great Britain in Kinshasa said that the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited British companies to operate responsibly in the abroad, in accordance with all relevant national and international laws and human rights that form the values of British society. Britain says encourage Furthermore, all these companies to fully integrate social responsibility into their operations abroad . It urges them not to operate in areas of conflict. As a reminder, between 2004 and 2005 , gold worth about $ 40 million was looted in a gold mining concession near the town of Mongbwalu , 80 km north of Bunia in Ituri. This concession was controlled by the FNI.
vendredi 14 février 2014
jeudi 13 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Thursday, February 13, 2014
The administrator of Shabunda , Daniel Eloko Nsala , suspended since Tuesday, 11 February semi-industrial gold mining in Ulindi River, Shabunda in South Kivu . He blames the operators do not perform actions visible development impact for the benefit of the local population , reports Radio Okapi. Civil society and local population have established a set of specifications that will present these operators . Local populations of the river Ulindi have five main requirements: 1. The electricity for the entire city of Shabunda , which has not since independence in 1960 2. The drinking water supply for the city that has only managed six sources of drinking water for 32,000 people ; 3 . Rehabilitation of roads 4. Building schools and 5. Job creation .
"Fix the low rate of access to water, Regideso called to soften quote connection ," says l'Avenir, which writes: " The drinking water supply project in urban areas ( PEMU ) just launched , appears to observers as a challenge facing the access to drinking water in the city province of Kinshasa deficit. This , despite the existence of different production plants for drinking water, rehabilitated , among other station N'Djili module 3. Yet , this pilot project is rooted in the low rate of access to drinking water in DRC, compared to misallocation . Incidentally, the water produced by the Regideso experiencing failure of the pipe to reach all segments of the population . Indeed, 25,000 social connections are retained in a first time in the city - province of Kinshasa. example, the World Bank, to facilitate access to the water, assumed the cost of materials , which once was a burden to any applicant . Nevertheless, Regideso requires the sum of 46,500 Fc (equivalent to U.S. $ 50 ) ... the newspaper considers it desirable Regideso that can relax the specifications for connecting other categories whose exorbitant amount is likely to discourage subscribers because " water, that's life ."
"Fix the low rate of access to water, Regideso called to soften quote connection ," says l'Avenir, which writes: " The drinking water supply project in urban areas ( PEMU ) just launched , appears to observers as a challenge facing the access to drinking water in the city province of Kinshasa deficit. This , despite the existence of different production plants for drinking water, rehabilitated , among other station N'Djili module 3. Yet , this pilot project is rooted in the low rate of access to drinking water in DRC, compared to misallocation . Incidentally, the water produced by the Regideso experiencing failure of the pipe to reach all segments of the population . Indeed, 25,000 social connections are retained in a first time in the city - province of Kinshasa. example, the World Bank, to facilitate access to the water, assumed the cost of materials , which once was a burden to any applicant . Nevertheless, Regideso requires the sum of 46,500 Fc (equivalent to U.S. $ 50 ) ... the newspaper considers it desirable Regideso that can relax the specifications for connecting other categories whose exorbitant amount is likely to discourage subscribers because " water, that's life ."
mercredi 12 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Breeders North African immigrants in Eastern Province Mbororos require land to settle permanently in Dungu. According to the administrator of this territory, these 77 men, armed, are already present in the Garamba Park where they graze their herds of some 3,000 animals. The army claims to have halted their advance towards Dungu Centre, reports Radio Okapi. The administrator of Dungu, Edmond Lokakao promises to refer to its officials in this case. Meanwhile, another mission plans to meet these farmers to discuss these issues.
"The managing director Jacques Mukalyi is for dynamic, balanced and respectable Regideso", informs the Phare quotes the number one authority for water distribution society at the end of the 26th General Assembly frames leaders of this public company.
"The managing director Jacques Mukalyi is for dynamic, balanced and respectable Regideso", informs the Phare quotes the number one authority for water distribution society at the end of the 26th General Assembly frames leaders of this public company.
mardi 11 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The Prime Minister , Head of Government , presided over Monday, February 10, 2014 , the sixth ordinary meeting of the Strategic troika since the beginning of this year. The evolution of interesting materials during the Congolese economy shows slight increases for oil , cobalt , wheat and corn. Downward trends were observed for copper and rice, informs Prosperité .
" Hands off compensation fees and charges for services rendered to the export of mining products : Deo Rugwiza and Moses Katumbi neutralized Patrice Kitebi " reports the Etoile du Matin. According to this biweekly " height of Ministerial Order No. 126/CAB/MIN/Finances/2013 31 August 2013, the Minister for Finance had suffered two setbacks that made him lose all credibility. Minister Patrice Kitebi sent Dg with the LDB , Deo Rugwiza , his advisor Selemani to remove a portion of the pot that had previously been blocking the Single Window . These are fees and expenses compensation for services rendered in the operation of mining products in accordance with Article 234 paragraph 3 of the mining Code still in force. as evidence of premeditation , the Minister Kitebi gave his order retroactive entry into force is 1 January 2013 , the month in which he gave order to DGDA block the release of these fees and taxes. Given the flagrante delicto and the illegality of the process Patrice Kitebi , Dg Rugwiza ignored that it was indeed his minister and refused to harvest to give Selemani . setbacks Second , this is the one he was subjected Governor of Katanga, Moïse Katumbi ... "
Remain in the mines, where Radio Okapi indicates that the consultation Framework of civil society Likasi confirmed the presence of women and minors in career Kamantanda, in Katanga. The president of this organization , Theodore Sapu , stated , Sunday, Feb. 9 , at a meeting with community leaders. During the visit of Martin Kobler , the head of MONUSCO , on this site last week , community leaders had suggested to him that the women and children were not working in the mine . Theodore Sapu belies this statement and indicates that women and children involved in the mine involved the evacuation of ores of copper and cobalt extracted from the basement to the place of washing. According to him, the aim of the investigations by the organization is to get these children to return to school.
In the energy sector , the publishing of Kinshasa of Dépêches de Brazzaville reports " significant progress in the implementation of the Inga 3 project." According to the newspaper , the last technical meeting between Congolese and southern Africa in Pretoria from February 5 to 9 provides further evidence of the interest of the different partners in the implementation of the Inga 3 project. The Pretoria meeting is an important step in preparing a roadmap to the way the various recommendations of the heads of state and leading to the signing of a trade agreement for the operation of Inga 3 dam.
" Bandundu and Equateur : the logging does not bring development," announces the Phare reports a press conference held by Joseph Bobia , Network Coordinator natural resources. According to him, " non-compliance with social clauses and some non-compliant practices by operators of wood at the base of several difficulties. Instead of obtaining industrial license , some work with operating permits craft . They engage in illegal logging of timber involving police against local communities. He said that civil society bemoan the lack of governance on the part of managers in the sector . "
Two poachers Nsemu locality in the territory of Mushie district Mai Ndombe , Bandundu Province , were recently killed by the gamekeeper JVL , a breeding company located in the same country , 165 km from Bandundu city , informs the Congolese news Agency (ACP). These include victims of antisocial hunters operating in the concession of JVL . Having learned of the death of their own, informed source, the villagers have taken Nsemu camp workers of this company before slaughter some heads of its livestock and burning of homes . A large delegation of the Committee of Homeland Security descended on the scene of the tragedy to inquire about the situation.
In the same vein , the ACP informs the provincial Minister of Environment and Conservation Katanga Audax Sompwe banned the sale of dog meat in Lubumbashi since Saturday, February 8 . He announced the measure during a meeting with the mayor and the mayors of all municipalities. The Minister asked the mayors to close all illegal dog abattoirs, and track those who tear down and eat the meat of these animals. Audax Sompwe says that consumption of dog meat has been " worrying proportions " in the city of Lubumbashi where we are witnessing the last time the slaughter of these pets at a breakneck pace , before stressing that the dog should be protected like any other pet. It also evokes the unhygienic conditions in which the meat is prepared. Lack of hygiene risk , according to him, to harm the health of city residents who eat dogs.
" Hands off compensation fees and charges for services rendered to the export of mining products : Deo Rugwiza and Moses Katumbi neutralized Patrice Kitebi " reports the Etoile du Matin. According to this biweekly " height of Ministerial Order No. 126/CAB/MIN/Finances/2013 31 August 2013, the Minister for Finance had suffered two setbacks that made him lose all credibility. Minister Patrice Kitebi sent Dg with the LDB , Deo Rugwiza , his advisor Selemani to remove a portion of the pot that had previously been blocking the Single Window . These are fees and expenses compensation for services rendered in the operation of mining products in accordance with Article 234 paragraph 3 of the mining Code still in force. as evidence of premeditation , the Minister Kitebi gave his order retroactive entry into force is 1 January 2013 , the month in which he gave order to DGDA block the release of these fees and taxes. Given the flagrante delicto and the illegality of the process Patrice Kitebi , Dg Rugwiza ignored that it was indeed his minister and refused to harvest to give Selemani . setbacks Second , this is the one he was subjected Governor of Katanga, Moïse Katumbi ... "
Remain in the mines, where Radio Okapi indicates that the consultation Framework of civil society Likasi confirmed the presence of women and minors in career Kamantanda, in Katanga. The president of this organization , Theodore Sapu , stated , Sunday, Feb. 9 , at a meeting with community leaders. During the visit of Martin Kobler , the head of MONUSCO , on this site last week , community leaders had suggested to him that the women and children were not working in the mine . Theodore Sapu belies this statement and indicates that women and children involved in the mine involved the evacuation of ores of copper and cobalt extracted from the basement to the place of washing. According to him, the aim of the investigations by the organization is to get these children to return to school.
In the energy sector , the publishing of Kinshasa of Dépêches de Brazzaville reports " significant progress in the implementation of the Inga 3 project." According to the newspaper , the last technical meeting between Congolese and southern Africa in Pretoria from February 5 to 9 provides further evidence of the interest of the different partners in the implementation of the Inga 3 project. The Pretoria meeting is an important step in preparing a roadmap to the way the various recommendations of the heads of state and leading to the signing of a trade agreement for the operation of Inga 3 dam.
" Bandundu and Equateur : the logging does not bring development," announces the Phare reports a press conference held by Joseph Bobia , Network Coordinator natural resources. According to him, " non-compliance with social clauses and some non-compliant practices by operators of wood at the base of several difficulties. Instead of obtaining industrial license , some work with operating permits craft . They engage in illegal logging of timber involving police against local communities. He said that civil society bemoan the lack of governance on the part of managers in the sector . "
Two poachers Nsemu locality in the territory of Mushie district Mai Ndombe , Bandundu Province , were recently killed by the gamekeeper JVL , a breeding company located in the same country , 165 km from Bandundu city , informs the Congolese news Agency (ACP). These include victims of antisocial hunters operating in the concession of JVL . Having learned of the death of their own, informed source, the villagers have taken Nsemu camp workers of this company before slaughter some heads of its livestock and burning of homes . A large delegation of the Committee of Homeland Security descended on the scene of the tragedy to inquire about the situation.
In the same vein , the ACP informs the provincial Minister of Environment and Conservation Katanga Audax Sompwe banned the sale of dog meat in Lubumbashi since Saturday, February 8 . He announced the measure during a meeting with the mayor and the mayors of all municipalities. The Minister asked the mayors to close all illegal dog abattoirs, and track those who tear down and eat the meat of these animals. Audax Sompwe says that consumption of dog meat has been " worrying proportions " in the city of Lubumbashi where we are witnessing the last time the slaughter of these pets at a breakneck pace , before stressing that the dog should be protected like any other pet. It also evokes the unhygienic conditions in which the meat is prepared. Lack of hygiene risk , according to him, to harm the health of city residents who eat dogs.
lundi 10 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Monday, February 10, 2014
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR ) certified , Friday, Feb. 7 , ores Kalindi territory in South Kivu . This is the first mining certificate of the sub- regional organization issued to mines in the province, announces Radio Okapi that indicates the certificate with the ICGLR , only mines the territory of Kalindi can now export their minerals. In August 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ) in the U.S. State Department issued a rule requiring U.S. companies that use tungsten, tantalum, gold and tin to make their various products and ensure to make public the source of these minerals. This law should be applicable by 31 May 2014. Minerals produced in the provinces of North and South Kivu were affected by this measure, given that many mining sites were under the control of armed groups. Well before the issuance of the ICGLR , mining companies use the old certificate called the root certificate for the exploitation of minerals in eastern DRC. For the president of the civil society in South Kivu , Descartes Mponge , the ICGLR has not suspended the certificate of origin. He believes that the suspension of the old certificate presents a risk to the economic and security fields in South Kivu .
" French Giant hydro for water transport equipment, Interhydro foothold in Kinshasa " , informs the tri-weekly Africa News . According to the newspaper , two senior officials of the company have visited Kinshasa from 26 to 30 January 2014 and took language with the authorities of the country and some operators in the water sector , as well as several non-governmental organizations campaigning to promote the population access to drinking water. This flurry of activity carried out by officials of Interhydro is placed in the context of planning their next location in the DRC, the newspaper said .
Villagers Wenge and Bolongo Netherlands compete for the management of the crossing of the river that separates the two areas more than 250 km west of Kisangani, in the territory of Isangi (Eastern Province) , reports Radio Okapi. The people of Bolongo Netherlands have developed both banks of the river to manage only the crossing. Following the tensions which ensued , the Netherlands Bolongo attacked the village of Wenge with white and gun weapons. The violence lasted three days. Three people were seriously injured and several families took refuge in the forest to escape the violence. The chiefdom authorities and Balomboki Baluola is suspended across that stream to favor peace. The association of boatmen , meanwhile , regrets the shortfall occasioned by this prohibition.
" French Giant hydro for water transport equipment, Interhydro foothold in Kinshasa " , informs the tri-weekly Africa News . According to the newspaper , two senior officials of the company have visited Kinshasa from 26 to 30 January 2014 and took language with the authorities of the country and some operators in the water sector , as well as several non-governmental organizations campaigning to promote the population access to drinking water. This flurry of activity carried out by officials of Interhydro is placed in the context of planning their next location in the DRC, the newspaper said .
Villagers Wenge and Bolongo Netherlands compete for the management of the crossing of the river that separates the two areas more than 250 km west of Kisangani, in the territory of Isangi (Eastern Province) , reports Radio Okapi. The people of Bolongo Netherlands have developed both banks of the river to manage only the crossing. Following the tensions which ensued , the Netherlands Bolongo attacked the village of Wenge with white and gun weapons. The violence lasted three days. Three people were seriously injured and several families took refuge in the forest to escape the violence. The chiefdom authorities and Balomboki Baluola is suspended across that stream to favor peace. The association of boatmen , meanwhile , regrets the shortfall occasioned by this prohibition.
vendredi 7 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Friday, January 7, 2014
The series on the exploitation of oil in the Virunga National Park continues. " The communities of Lake Edward mobilize against activities Soco " indicates the Kinshasa edition of Dépêches of Brazzaville. According to the newspaper , " the residents of Lake organized a series of protests against the oil development project of the British oil company Soco Plc in Block 5 of the Albertine Graben . For these consist essentially of fishing communities and farmers, You just cancel the permits granted to the oil company. They expressed their concerns about the possible impacts of this oil exploitation on their livelihoods. civil society in North Kivu , for his part, reiterated its opposition to this project and warned that the population had not been consulted and informed adequately. Meanwhile, Soco already planning the next start seismic tests on Lake Edward with , in the background , the impacts of this exploratory phase , including pollution and contamination of water . "On the same subject, the Potentiel indicates that " WWF condemns repression of demonstrators surrounding communities ." In a press release WWF operated by the daily , which quotes the president of the NGO IDPE , Lukambo Bantu , who said: " On February 1 , Kiwanja , several protesters were arrested and imprisoned and that 3 of the same. month , a demonstration was dispersed Vitshumbi " . And the president Bantu Lukambo to note : "No one knows the catastrophic consequences that can have the oil activity on their sources of income." The newspaper notes that demonstrations began when held in Goma a workshop organized by the Minister of Oil and Electricity ."Electricity : First setback for Inga III " ad publishing Kinshasa edition of Dépêches of Brazzaville. According to the newspaper , " the Board of Directors of the World Bank has announced the postponement of the meeting of February 11, after which the 188 member states will be asked to validate a loan of $ 73 million for this large hydroelectric project in the DRC. no date has been set for the next meeting focused on this topic. Kinshasa was quick to put things into perspective by emphasizing the fact that this is a report and not the delivery question of Inga III " project. The paper highlights the fact that " this report comes amid a controversy over whether the project. In the process, we cited the correspondence written by twelve Congolese NGOs at the end of January in which they expressed doubts about the ability of the project to help the country bridge the energy gap . beyond , they expressed concerns about its impact on local populations . "
In this regard, the Potentiel reaction publishes the World Bank denies withdrawal from the Inga III project despite the postponement of its meeting in Washington. According to the tabloid , the World Bank said Wednesday not to withdraw a large hydroelectric project in the DRC, raising concerns of civil society . "Our commitment to the project Inga III remains unchanged ," said David Theis, spokeswoman for the World Bank.
" The truth about Kinsevere " , informs the Congo News biweekly returning on information relating " Panamanian oil wealth Moses Katumbi " The newspaper writes . . " An old story that Moses Katumbi is a Belgian media said the has resurrected another , that one Congolese rd relayed . This is mine Kinsevere why Katumbi is accused of using his position to buy cheaply and sell more expensive. Yet at the time the acquisition of the mine in 2006 Katumbi was not yet governor of Katanga. only his flair man warned the business guided to bet on an unknown mining concession almost all in the bush . "
Bushfires ravaged nearly 20 hectares of forest in a month in the biosphere reserve of the National Institute of Agronomic Studies and Research ( INERA ) Yangambi (Eastern Province) , reports Radio Okapi. The group of environmental organizations Tshopo deplore the loss of several protected plant species . He believes that individuals deliberately set fire to these forests. The last forest fire recorded in the reserve back to last week. According to Jean Mangala , an official of the group of environmental NGOs Tshopo , fire spread over a distance of about 1 km and has also reached the office of the provincial subdivision of primary, secondary and vocational Isangi I. An agent of this subdivision states that the office of the institution and all retained documents were burned . A few weeks earlier , a forest located near the farm of INERA has also been ravaged by a wildfire. For officials to Inera Yangambi bushfires promote the disappearance of some rare plant species in this reserve.
In this regard, the Potentiel reaction publishes the World Bank denies withdrawal from the Inga III project despite the postponement of its meeting in Washington. According to the tabloid , the World Bank said Wednesday not to withdraw a large hydroelectric project in the DRC, raising concerns of civil society . "Our commitment to the project Inga III remains unchanged ," said David Theis, spokeswoman for the World Bank.
" The truth about Kinsevere " , informs the Congo News biweekly returning on information relating " Panamanian oil wealth Moses Katumbi " The newspaper writes . . " An old story that Moses Katumbi is a Belgian media said the has resurrected another , that one Congolese rd relayed . This is mine Kinsevere why Katumbi is accused of using his position to buy cheaply and sell more expensive. Yet at the time the acquisition of the mine in 2006 Katumbi was not yet governor of Katanga. only his flair man warned the business guided to bet on an unknown mining concession almost all in the bush . "
Bushfires ravaged nearly 20 hectares of forest in a month in the biosphere reserve of the National Institute of Agronomic Studies and Research ( INERA ) Yangambi (Eastern Province) , reports Radio Okapi. The group of environmental organizations Tshopo deplore the loss of several protected plant species . He believes that individuals deliberately set fire to these forests. The last forest fire recorded in the reserve back to last week. According to Jean Mangala , an official of the group of environmental NGOs Tshopo , fire spread over a distance of about 1 km and has also reached the office of the provincial subdivision of primary, secondary and vocational Isangi I. An agent of this subdivision states that the office of the institution and all retained documents were burned . A few weeks earlier , a forest located near the farm of INERA has also been ravaged by a wildfire. For officials to Inera Yangambi bushfires promote the disappearance of some rare plant species in this reserve.
mercredi 5 février 2014
DRC natural resources press review of Wednesday, February 5, 2014
" Looting the wealth of the DRC : the revelations multiply ," the Phare which emphasizes that " One after two revelations shock : one concerns the acquisition cheaply a very important oil block located in the area of common interest between the DRC and Angola, off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. the beneficiary bears a famous name for stirring many cases in the mining sector in Katanga. He just made a big splash in the oil field. According to the World, Dan Getler , an Israeli issue that has good friendly relations with major political notables in power in the DRC would have typed a paltry $ 500,000 Us block 14 that would later sold the stock market to more than 150 million dollars of Us one tells that this sale has cost the DRC and that each year the tidy sum of one billion dollars of Us the other revelation that fell there a week ago in the writings of our Belgian colleague " Marianne " indicates that Moses Katumbi , current governor of Katanga, would head a discrete Panamanian company founded in late 2006, in which he would have placed the sum of 60 million U.S. dollars . a money raised in just 18 months thanks to a mining deal at least suspect. through its entries within closed circles manager Gécamines Moses Katumbi have obtained for a mouthful of bread exploitation rights for a period of 25 years, three major mineral deposits of copper and cobalt located in communities Kinsevere Tshifufia Nambulwa and north-east of Lubumbashi. according to these sources , this mouthful of bread would have earned 60 times his bet , ie the sum of 61.5 million Us dollars in a year and a half. has also been reported that only the mining project Kinsevere was valued at 435 million Euros. according to our Sister Marianne , thanks to this mounting the governor of Katanga have mounted an offshore company called GKMC domiciled in Panama , one of the tax havens of the Planet " . The newspaper These revelations have common point of purchase , at a low price of oil deposits or mining through relationships with managers Gécamines or political support at the top of the state. Other strategies include grab by unsavory methods of mining and oil sites in particular least introduced to sell at exorbitant prices to some very powerful buyers. The daily calls for transparency in business.
" The course of the main raw materials of the DRC have evolved in 2013 ," announces Forum des As which brings a synthesis of the meeting of the Strategic Troika led by Prime Minister Matata Ponyo yesterday Tuesday, February 4, 2014 . According to the newspaper , "On 31 January 2013 , prices of main raw materials exported by the DRC have diverged . Copper has lost 1.79 % of its value compared to the previous week, and has sold Usd 7,154.00 per tonne. cobalt , meanwhile , has increased by 2.06% from its course , to $ 30,605.40 usd per tonne. regarding petroleum products , it was an increase of oil prices in the two markets : 107.83 ( 0.07 %) in London and 97.45 (+1.1 %) on the New York market . "
Prosperité issues a statement of Tenke Fungurume Mining SARL results for the fourth quarter 2013. It says : " Tenke Fungurume Mining ( TFM) is pleased to announce that during the fourth quarter of 2013 , it produced approximately 50,645 tonnes of copper cathode and 4,247 tonnes of cobalt metal as hydroxide cobalt. for fiscal 2013, TFM produced approximately 209,774 tonnes of copper cathode and 12,751 tonnes of cobalt metal in the form of cobalt hydroxide . fourth quarter 2013, the company paid a net amount of about 63 million USD in respect of taxes and related payments to the Treasury and other public administrative services of the DRC. for fiscal 2013, these payments totaled 173 million USD . All payments are in accordance with the laws of the DRC. Since the project started in 2006 , these payments amounted to a total of approximately 890 million USD . "
Another folder , Radio Okapi reports that the fish become rare week markets Bukama , over 160 km south of Kamina , Katanga . According to local sources , this is a consequence of the closure of the fishery in the lakes and rivers of this province. The provincial government took the decision last December to support fish reproduction . Civil society is concerned about the impact of this closure on the population of this waterfront city, living in majority of fishing. Since the closure of fishing Bukama , 15 fishermen were arrested for violating this decision. According to the head of the association of sinners Bukama Dieudonné Mbayo , they face enormous difficulties in ensuring their survival since the closure of the fishery.
" The course of the main raw materials of the DRC have evolved in 2013 ," announces Forum des As which brings a synthesis of the meeting of the Strategic Troika led by Prime Minister Matata Ponyo yesterday Tuesday, February 4, 2014 . According to the newspaper , "On 31 January 2013 , prices of main raw materials exported by the DRC have diverged . Copper has lost 1.79 % of its value compared to the previous week, and has sold Usd 7,154.00 per tonne. cobalt , meanwhile , has increased by 2.06% from its course , to $ 30,605.40 usd per tonne. regarding petroleum products , it was an increase of oil prices in the two markets : 107.83 ( 0.07 %) in London and 97.45 (+1.1 %) on the New York market . "
Prosperité issues a statement of Tenke Fungurume Mining SARL results for the fourth quarter 2013. It says : " Tenke Fungurume Mining ( TFM) is pleased to announce that during the fourth quarter of 2013 , it produced approximately 50,645 tonnes of copper cathode and 4,247 tonnes of cobalt metal as hydroxide cobalt. for fiscal 2013, TFM produced approximately 209,774 tonnes of copper cathode and 12,751 tonnes of cobalt metal in the form of cobalt hydroxide . fourth quarter 2013, the company paid a net amount of about 63 million USD in respect of taxes and related payments to the Treasury and other public administrative services of the DRC. for fiscal 2013, these payments totaled 173 million USD . All payments are in accordance with the laws of the DRC. Since the project started in 2006 , these payments amounted to a total of approximately 890 million USD . "
Another folder , Radio Okapi reports that the fish become rare week markets Bukama , over 160 km south of Kamina , Katanga . According to local sources , this is a consequence of the closure of the fishery in the lakes and rivers of this province. The provincial government took the decision last December to support fish reproduction . Civil society is concerned about the impact of this closure on the population of this waterfront city, living in majority of fishing. Since the closure of fishing Bukama , 15 fishermen were arrested for violating this decision. According to the head of the association of sinners Bukama Dieudonné Mbayo , they face enormous difficulties in ensuring their survival since the closure of the fishery.
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