For responsible, ethical and sustainable artisanal mining in the DRC

The 4th edition of the DRC Mining Conference under the main theme “For responsible, ethical and sustainable artisanal mining in the DRC, in the light of the Mining Code and international standards: State of play, challenges and prospects” will take place without doubt in 2021.

This forum, which is organized by the Ministry of Mines under the high patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Head of State, should be held in Kisangani, capital of the Province of TSHOPO from December 12 to 14 2020 but postponed to the last minute in a row of covid-19.

While waiting for a new date, all the arrangements for the smooth running of the forum are taken by the Organizing Committee chaired by Me Michel EBOMA ABLAVI, Principal Advisor to the Head of State at the Mines-Energie College, Chairman of the Follow-up Committee for the recommendations of the Mining Conference, under the supervision of Professor Willy KITOBO SAMSONI, National Minister of Mines.

In addition, The Technical Secretariat informs the members that the Democratic Republic of Congo participated on January 13 and 14, 2021 in the International Conference organized by the European Union under the main theme “the European Union Regulation on responsible sourcing in minerals from conflict or high risk areas: Perspective of producing countries ”.

You will notice the interest that the ST brings to this theme which has similarities with that of the 4th edition of the DRC Mining Conference.

It is in this context that the European Union sent an invitation to the Secretary General of Mines, Mr. Joseph IKOLI YOMBO Y’APEKE, 2nd Vice-President of the Follow-up Committee for the recommendations of the DRC Mining Conference in his capacity as guest of honor, to participate in this conference, and this, given his expertise in the field and especially in the traceability of minerals.

Mr. IKOLI participated by videoconference in this forum at the CEEC and gave an educational speech which earned applause from the panelists among whom, the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Republic of Germany, the Vice-President of RMI / RBA, of the European Commissioner in charge of Trade as well as the Executive Secretary of the ICGLR.

It should be noted, the presence noticed at this conference of Mr. Paul MABOLIA YENGA, Coordinator of the CTCPM and Deputy Rapporteur of the Follow-up Committee of the recommendations of the Mining Conference of the DRC and several experts from the Ministry of Mines.