RDC: les autorités annoncent la création d'une Garde minière pour sécuriser les ressources du pays
Eventually comprising 20,000 paramilitaries to be deployed in 22 of the country's 26 provinces, these new agents will ultimately replace the police and soldiers currently securing Congolese mining sites. The entire mining chain will be affected, from the deposits to the transport of mineral products.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the General Inspectorate of Mines (IGM) announced in a statement published on Monday, April 27, the creation of a Mining Guard, essentially a "paramilitary" unit whose primary mission will be to secure the country's mining assets. The entire mining chain will be affected: the deposits themselves, of course, but also the transport of mineral products throughout the country.
The IGM's objective is to deploy 20,000 agents in 22 of the country's 26 provinces by the end of 2028, with an initial operational contingent of between 2,500 and 3,000 personnel starting this December. Recruitment is scheduled to begin next month. Ultimately, these new agents are intended to replace all police and military personnel currently stationed at the country's various mining sites.
The IGM also announced that this program was funded to the tune of $100 million and that it was part of the economic agreements signed by Kinshasa with the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
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