From July 28, land rich in gas and oil will be put up for tender in Congo. The majority of the fields concerned are located in strategic perimeters in terms of biodiversity, in particular in the Virunga National Park, the largest gorilla park, specifies The Africa Journal. In addition, “the peatlands and rainforests of the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon”, Explain The New York Times, cited by the Pan-African site.
According to the media North Africa, the Congolese authorities had initially planned the sale of 32 oil fields, to finally select only 27: 9 in the central basin, 3 in the coastal basin, 11 in Tanganyika (South-East) and 4 in the Albertine rift ( western branch of the Great Rift Valley).
In addition to the oil fields, Congo-Kinshasa will also launch calls for tenders for the exploitation of 3 gas fields located in Lake Kivu. Renowned for its ecosystem, i