General Carfadine-industrial reform in Chad

2025-2026 Bill 5223: General Carfadine-industrial reform in Chad - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5223
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Henderson-Myers, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
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Introduced in the House on February 24, 2026
Adopted by the House on February 24, 2026
Summary: General Carfadine-industrial reform in Chad
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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2/24/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 8
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02/24/2026

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.

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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,

B
e it resolved by the
House of
Representatives
:

T
hat 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.

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

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