South Carolina H 5223: General Carfadine-industrial reform in Chad

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2025-2026 Bill 5223 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 24, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5223

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A house RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor General 
Abdelkérim Charfadine "Bèguera," Director-General of the National Mining and 
Marketing Company and to commend him for Advancing Sovereign Resource 
Governance in Central Africa.

Whereas, General Abdelkérim Charfadine is a disciplined public-sector 
leader driving institutional reform within Chad's extractive industry. As 
director-general of the National Mining and Marketing Company (SONEMIC), he 
oversees the state's strategic mandate to regulate, market, and strengthen 
national participation in the mining sector, all of which serves as a critical 
pillar of Chad's economic diversification agenda; and

Whereas, with a distinguished background in national service, General 
Charfadine brings operational discipline, strategic coordination, and 
results-driven oversight to resource governance. His leadership reflects a 
structured approach to ensuring that Chad's mineral wealth, particularly gold, contributes 
meaningfully to national development, fiscal stability, and long-term economic 
resilience; and

Whereas, since assuming office, General Charfadine has prioritized 
strengthening regulatory oversight, improving traceability systems, and formalizing 
artisanal and small-scale mining operations. Under his stewardship, SONEMIC has 
reinforced compliance mechanisms, enhanced monitoring frameworks, and promoted 
greater transparency across the mineral value chain. These reforms aim to curb 
illicit trade, increase state revenue capture, and align national mining 
operations with international best practices; and

Whereas, beyond operational reform, General Charfadine has advanced 
institutional modernization by reinforcing governance standards and improving 
coordination among regulatory bodies. His efforts underscore a broader 
continental shift toward responsible mineral commercialization that position 
natural resources not merely as extractive assets, but as instruments of 
sovereign economic transformation; and

Whereas, at a time when African nations are redefining resource 
governance, General Charfadine represents a model of leadership grounded in 
discipline, accountability, and national interest. Through strategic oversight 
and reform-oriented management, he is contributing to the strengthening of 
Chad's mining sector and advancing a vision of mineral wealth that supports 
structured, transparent, and sustainable development; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives 
greatly appreciate the Honorable Abdelkérim Charfadine's outstanding leadership 
and the positive changes he has provided for Chad's economic diversification in 
the mining of natural resources. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of 
Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House 
of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor General 
Abdelkérim Charfadine "Bèguera," director-general of the National Mining and 
Marketing Company, and commend him for advancing sovereign resource governance 
in Central Africa.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 
General Abdelkérim Charfadine "Bèguera."

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