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Minutes of the sixty-eighth meeting of the Council of Ministers

Friday 09 September 2022
His Excellency the President of the Republic, Head of State, FélixAntoine TSHISEKEDI TSHILOMBO, chaired by videoconference, the sixty-eighth meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Government of the Republic, this Friday, September 09, 2022. Five (5) points constituted the framework of the agenda, namely:
I. Communication from His Excellency the President of the Republic, Head of State;
II. Information points;
III. Approval of a statement of the decisions of the Council of Ministers;
IV. Examination and adoption of files;
V. Examination and adoption of the texts.
I. COMMUNICATION FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, HEAD OF STATE
The President of the Republic, Head of State articulated his communication around three (3) points below:
1. Our country's participation in the Rotterdam Climate Change Adaptation Summit
The President of the Republic took stock of his participation in the Summit on adaptation to climate change held in Rotterdam from 5 to 6 September. He recalled, during his various speeches, the crucial role played by the Democratic Republic of Congo in climate protection. The President of the Republic also made a plea on the need for polluting countries to respect their commitments to enable African countries to be more resilient in the face of the consequences of climate change.
With the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, he specifically mentioned the need for technology transfer in the field of climate-resilient agriculture to enable African countries to produce and meet the urgent needs of their populations. Faced with the urgent need to act to protect our populations from the climate threat, the President of the Republic has called for an in-depth evaluation of our policies and commitments as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of their implementation. He invited the Government to expedite, immediately, an evaluation of all government resolutions in the sectors impacted by the climate problem. Otherwise, the President of the Republic welcomed the efforts undertaken for an increased participation of our country in the global climate agenda as evidenced by the organization of the meeting of scientists in Yangambi and the organization of the pre-COP 27 here in Kinshasa. The government teams have been tasked with better preparing the offer in terms of climate solutions, thus reflecting our desire to be a solution country with concrete projects; to mobilize and strengthen win-win partnerships during the next COP to be held in Egypt. thus reflecting our desire to be a solution country equipped with concrete projects; to mobilize and strengthen win-win partnerships during the next COP to be held in Egypt. thus reflecting our desire to be a solution country equipped with concrete projects; to mobilize and strengthen win-win partnerships during the next COP to be held in Egypt.
2. Disruption of the internal market for petroleum products
Faced with the disruption of the supply of fuel, particularly in Kinshasa, as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the world market, the President of the Republic instructed the Government to carry out new actions in order to reduce the pressure on public finances and on business revenues, while ensuring fuel availability to consumers at the pump. These actions consist, in particular, in: - strengthening the leading role of the National Petroleum Company in the security of the country's supplies; - return the Société Congolaise des Industries de Raffinage (SOCIR) to its primary function of refining heavy and light crude oil; - clean without complacency, the price structure, and this, as soon as possible;
The President of the Republic recalled that the Strategic Stock should be replenished in kind and guarantee a supply of the national market for sixty days, during a period of crisis such as this. The Prime Minister has been instructed to ensure that all measures and actions are taken to resolve this situation of fuel rationing at the pump before the next Council of Ministers.
3. Operationalization of the Universal Service Fund
Framework Law No. 013-2002 of October 16, 2002 on telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of Congo as amended and promulgated in 2020 establishes the "Universal Service Fund", which is funded up to 3% of the gross revenues generated by the telecommunications operators. The President of the Republic recalled that the objective pursued by this device is to offer the majority of the Congolese population access to mobile telephony thanks to the multifaceted actions to be carried out by an organization which would benefit from these means to to do. The non-implementation of this system thus prevents any effective management of the funds collected according to the procedures provided for by the aforementioned law. This is how the Prime Minister was encouraged to effectively activate the process of materializing this Fund within a reasonable timeframe, taking into account the current configuration of the digital ecosystem. This will have the advantage of optimizing the mobilization of the means necessary for the financing of the infrastructures intended to promote access for all citizens to information and communication technologies, under financially affordable conditions wherever they are on the National territory.
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