Popol Mabolia Yenga

MD Mining Cadastre (CAMI)

Since August 1, 2023, Mr. MABOLIA YENGA has been appointed Managing Director of the DRC Mining Registry (Cadastre Minier). Previously, he served as Coordinator of the Technical Unit for Mining Coordination and Planning (CTCPM), an agency integrated into the office of the Minister of Mines, from 2017 to 2023. It should be noted that Mr. MABOLIA was responsible for the Ministry of Mines' PROMINES Project, as National Coordinator, which supported good governance in the mining sector in order to promote economic growth in the DRC. This was a nine-year, $50 million program funded by the World Bank, which ended in December 2018. Before taking over as head of PROMINES in 2009, Mr. MABOLIA was Coordinator of the DRC's Kimberley Process Commission in the office of the Minister of Mines from 2003 to 2009. He was responsible for issues relating to conflict minerals, precious and semi-precious minerals, gold, and 3T minerals. In this capacity, he chaired the steering committee of the ICGLR Regional Initiative against Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources. From 1986 to 2003, Mr. MABOLIA worked in Kinshasa, London, New York, and Brussels for the DRC's national copper mining company, GECAMINES, where he held various positions in hedging, sales, marketing, and financial analysis. Mr. MABOLIA holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Ottawa, Canada (1984).