Category: Corporate social responsibility

The Compagnie Minière de Musonoïe (COMMUS) is located in the Mutoshi district in the commune of Manika in the city of Kolwezi. It employs around 2,500 national workers. Its shareholders are made up of the Chinese firm Zijin Mining Group Company Limited which holds 72% while 28% goes to Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines) and at this stage has an annual production capacity of around 120,000 tonnes of copper and 1,500 tonnes of cobalt. Its first phase of the mining and metallurgical project started its construction in June 2015 and it… Read More Here

The governor of North Kivu, Lieutenant-General Constant Ndima communicated this Sunday the provisional assessment of the volcanic eruption the day before. At least five were killed in a traffic accident on Sake Road as people evacuated the city under threat. The military governor who intervened this morning on the RTNC also reported cases of theft and looting of shops. An escape attempt was also reported at the central prison in Munzenze. This is the basis of the several shots heard at night in Goma. Several homes were razed to the ground by volcanic… Read More Here

Georges Mawine Kaindu, Provincial Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons in Haut-Katanga called on miners operating in the provinces to respect the development of specifications in favor of indigenous populations. Which, according to him, falls within the framework of their social responsibility. “The provincial government of Haut-Katanga, through its Ministry of Mines, invites all mining companies to proceed with the development of specifications in favor of local communities and execute them as soon as possible at the risk of undergo the rigor of the law “said this Thursday, Georges Mawine Kaindu, Provincial… Read More Here

In a pioneering step, a large mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has – with assistance  from SRK Consulting Congo – become the first to have its Cahier de Charge (Social Term Sheet) approved. Regulations introduced in 2018 require mines to set out a clear and financially-provisioned five-year plan for local social development – a Cahier de Charge – in consultation with local communities and stakeholders. According to Susa Maleba, country manager at SRK Consulting Congo, the key aspect of the new requirement was that effective consultation… Read More Here

The Civil Society Consultation Framework for Natural Resources in Ituri, the Maison des Mines du Kivu and the Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights call on mining companies to improve the quality of social projects carried out in favor of communities local people in mining areas. The Civil Society Consultation Framework for Natural Resources in Ituri (CdC / RN Ituri), the Maison des Mines du Kivu (MMKi) and the Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights (IBGDH), in collaboration with The Carter Center’s Extractive Industries Governance Program and with… Read More Here

The Congo is not for sale campaign (CNPAV) seeks the involvement of the Prosecutor at the Haut-Katanga Court of Appeal in the fight against corruption. To achieve this, it proposes in particular the establishment of a multi-stakeholder discussion forum. “At the end of the workshop, participants expressed the need to strengthen collaboration between state and non-state actors involved in the fight against corruption and money laundering and ensure that the conclusions of the workshop allow magistrates, lawyers and representatives of state services to be more active on issues of economic crimes… Read More Here