During an information workshop held last Friday in Kinshasa, the organizations Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and Sentinel Natural Resources presented the outline of a booklet bringing together the legal provisions relating to property, calling on civil society to take ownership of it in order to strengthen transparency in the extractive sector.
The result of a collaboration with the Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption (APLC), this booklet—which will be published in the near future—compiles and harmonizes existing legal provisions previously scattered across several laws. It constitutes a reference tool intended to better identify the true owners or controllers of companies operating in strategic sectors, particularly those related to minerals in the energy transition.
“This booklet is a co-production with the APLC. It helps consolidate existing provisions, analyze their interoperability, and propose recommendations to strengthen the prevention and repression of corruption,” explained Moïse Luboto, NRGI Country Director.
He also emphasized its role as an advocacy tool: “Civil society has a crucial role to play in the disclosure and monitoring of beneficial ownership information. This document is a guide to harmonize efforts and consolidate mining governance.”
Ultimately, the objective of this initiative is to support the efforts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the fight against corruption and illicit financial flows, particularly in the natural resources sector, an essential pillar of the national economy.
Daniel Bawuna
