2002 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

none 2002 The following lists events that happened during 2002 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Incumbents President: Joseph Kabila Events Most foreign invaders withdraw. Most forests were earmarked for industrial logging: 43.5 million hectares were the subject of 25-year contractsFORESTS IN POST-CONFLICTDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Analysis of a Priority Agenda Patrick Mehlman Center for International Forestry Research xiii https://www.academia.edu/27657315 Forest Code enactedhttp://leganet.cd/Legislation/Droit%20economique/Code%20Forestier/rdc-loiforets.pdf LOI N° 011/2002 DU 29 AOUT 2002 PORTANT CODE FORESTIER En République Démocratique du Congo Assemblée Constituante et Législative - Parlement de Transition Président de la République French Tin is discovered in the eastern part of the country but mining remains on a limited scale.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/world/africa/16congo.html?scp=2&sq=congo&st=nyt Linda Polgreen Congo's Riches, Looted by Renegade Troops November 15, 2008 New York Times English A United Nations panel recommended sanctions against 29 companies, including the George Forrest Group, for the way their operations did business in the DR Congo. The panel also recommended sanctions against 54 individuals.A Report on an Investigation in Katanga CHUNGUZA ASSOCIATES S.A. Seychelles English February 2008 https://www.academia.edu/7429910 new Mining Code, written with input from the World Bankhttp://www.katangamining.com/kat/about_us/history Katanga 2011-11-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120120200816/http://www.katangamining.com/kat/about_us/history 2012-01-20 January January 17 - The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo displaces an estimated 400,000 people. April April 19: Sun City Agreement August August 28 - Uganda and Zimbabwe begin pulling their troops out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2222227.stm Foreign troops begin Congo pullout 28 August 2002 15 January 2015 September September 6 - Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo agree to normalise their relations after four years of the Second Congo War.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2241078.stm Uganda, DR Congo to sign peace deal 6 September 2002 15 January 2015 Births 6 October - Jonathan Kuminga, basketball player References 2002 Category:2000s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Years of the 21st century in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo