DRC: here are the 5 key information of the week on mines
This year’s Makutano Forum 6 reserved a prominent place on exchanges of high personalities on the mining sector. At these meetings, the CEO of Gécamines intervened, as did the CEO of ANAPI to talk about the mining sector. During the same week, Glencore invited Gécamines, APLC and FEC to discuss the fight against corruption, which is a scourge in the DRC. It should also be noted that the Presidency of the Republic has postponed the DRC mining conference which was scheduled for mid-December 2020 in Kisangani. DESKECO retrospective of information on the mining sector of the week.
Makutano 2020: “the DRC should no longer rely on mines for its development” (Anthony Kinzo)
Antony Kinzo, Director General of the National Agency for the Promotion of Industry (ANAPI), presented, this Thursday, December 10, investment opportunities in the DRC, to the participants of the 6th edition of the Makutano Forum, considered the first business network in Central Africa. In his presentation, he presented the potentialities of financing the construction of some hydroelectric dams in the DRC, including: the hydroelectric dam on the Ubangi river and associated networks, the hydroelectric plant project on the Luapula river and associated networks. , and the construction of the Similiki hydroelectric power station in North Kivu.
DRC: Glencore discusses the fight against corruption with Gécamines, APLC and FEC
GLENCORE, one of the largest commodity trading and extraction companies in the DRC, organized this Thursday, December 10 in Kinshasa, an experience sharing activity on the fight against corruption. Gécamines, the Agence Congolaise de Lutte contre la Corruption (APLC) and the Fédération des Entreprises du Congo (FEC) were invited to this meeting to participate in the discussion panel on anti-corruption mechanisms.
Makutano 2020: “We do not benefit from Congo’s mineral wealth for lack of laws” (Sama Lukonde)
The Director General of Gécamines, Sama Lukondei, spoke on the major issue related to the mineral wealth of the DRC, in the middle of the 6th edition of the Makutano Forum which takes place this Thursday, December 10 at the Pullman hotel in Kinshasa. This, during a program hosted by Alain Foka, focused on the theme: “Who benefits from the mineral wealth of the Congo? For Sama Lukonde, the Congolese do not fully benefit from their wealth for lack of laws. Bad legislation makes people lose money. in the country several million.
DRC: the Economic Conjuncture Committee welcomes copper prices at over USD 7,500 per tonne
The economic situation and the mining sector in the DRC were assessed on Tuesday, December 08, 2020 during the traditional meeting of the Economic Conjuncture Committee (CCE) chaired by the Prime Minister, Ilunga Ilunkamba. Taking stock of the mining sector, the Minister of Mines, Willy Kitobo, indicated that mining production has increased and is generally performing well. According to him, the tonne of copper has exceeded the mark of 7,500 US dollars per tonne, and the price of cobalt has also stabilized on the international market.
DRC: Félix Tshisekedi postpones the 4th edition of the Mining Conference scheduled for Kisangani
The Presidency of the Republic, in a press release read on Tuesday, December 8 on the RTNC by Mr Eboma, Principal Advisor at the College of Mines and Energy at the Office of the Head of State, has just postponed the 4th mining edition of the DRC, initially planned from December 14 to 16, 2020 in Kisangani, in the province of Tshopo, following the rise of the second wave of the covid-19 pandemic.
