MP Eric Ngalula calls for investigations on a Chinese company mining in Kasai
“In return for the rights granted to it, the Chinese company AFECC, had committed in a precise timeline, in a precise timeline, to revitalize the mining activities of Sacim-sarl and to finance several national, provincial and local projects, namely: the Movo and Tubi Tubidi hydroelectric plants, bitumer the road linking the Tubi Tubidi power plant to the city of Mbujii-Mayi , develop agribusiness in the province of Kasai-Oriental (…) It is important to draw your attention to the fact that the funds allocated are to be repaid on the profits earned from the sale of diamonds released from land by sacim-sarl. There is no doubt that the Republic has engaged in a loan operation against the Chinese side,” Lupatata’s elected official told The Eastern Kasai.
“With the motivations behind the revision of the mining code in 2018, by repeating the same mistakes, we risk experiencing the setbacks before the reform. Any entity facing a danger that threatens its existence or development must impose a period of reassessment of its action in order to reframe its mandatory approach to achieving the objectives. I herebly call for a general, regular and credible audit of the agreement between the Congolese state and its partner AFECC and, of course, of the Sacim-sarl its appendix,” wrote MP for New Year’s Eve Ilunga Ilunkamba.
