The DRC and the USA, strengthening partnerships in the mining sector and the fight against child labor
The Deputy Minister of Mines, Godard motemona exchanged, Friday, January 28, 2022 at the residence of the American diplomat in the DRC Mike Hammer, with a delegation of American officials led by the Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States of America, Daleep Singh.
The United States of America promises to continue to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo in securing mine sites and combating child labor in mines.
Indeed, the head of the American delegation, first of all, expressed to the Deputy Minister of Mines, Godard motemona the purpose of his mission in the DRC, which concerns the strengthening of economic partnership between the United States of America and the Democratic Republic of Congo for the well-being of the population, the foundations of which were laid in Rome in Glasgow during the G20 meeting between Presidents Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo and Joe Biden.
For his part, Godard motemona painted the picture of the Congolese mining sector during the interviews and presented the efforts made by the Ministry of Mines to clean up the sector, in particular the fight against mining fraud, corruption and the fight against child labor. children and pregnant women in the mines.
Also, he promised the availability of the Government of the Republic to work with the American Government, through the Ministry of Mines for the materialization of the desired winning partnership. In addition, Daleep singh declared that his country will continue to support the DRC in this momentum.
Recall that the United States of America promised, last year, to grant 5 million US dollars to the DRC through the Office of Energy Resources and the Department of Labor of the United States for the fight against the work of children in the mines.
