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First woman Minister of mines, Antoine N’Samba Kalambaambayi landed from the government
After three years at the head of the Ministry of Mines, Antoinette N’Samba Kalambayi was landed by the government.She has been the first woman to hold this post since the accession of the DRC to its national and international sovereignty.
“Helcome all the most thanks, Mr. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Republic, Head of State for the confidence placed in me over the past three years, especially for having made me the first woman Minister of Mines,” she wrote in a message on her account X.
To her successor Kizito Pakomba Kapinga, Antoinette N’Samba wished a good wind at the head of the Ministry of Mines.
In place of Antoinette N’samba Kalambayi, Kizito Pakomba Kapinga is the new Minister of Mines in the DRC.
He took the reins of this ministry, a key sector of the Congolese economy, under the leadership of Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka.
The new tenant of the Ministry of Mines is a former oil magnate in the country.
Kizito Pakomba Kapinga worked as an adviser to the cabinet of the Head of State Félix Tshisekedi, as an expert at the Sectoral Economic Unit.
Head of the oil, energy and construction company TWYK, which has been responsible for the oil, energy and construction sector since 2017, has a long 20-year expertise in the oil and energy sector within TotalEnergy in the country.
The new minister is called upon to put his know-how at the service of the nation to address the problems that plague the Ministry of Mines.
Among these challenges are issues related to the energy transition, the artisanal mining of minerals and, above all, to deal with the illegal exploitation of Congolese minerals by Rwanda and widespread corruption in the sector.
