Every single day Kiki Kyenge is putting in the hard work to expose corruption and back AVZ.
Here is her latest article which includes AVZ ANTI CORRUPTION STATEMENTS
And if I’m not wrong, that’s Marius and Felix pictured below…. But we might need
@BEISHA ti give his ‘imo’ on that
After 2 articles in the Financial Review, AVZ clarifies its agreements with Marius Mihigo in the Manono lithium project
February 10, 2023
Kiki Kienge
In two articles published on February 8, 2023, the Australian media advanced information, in particular about their collaborator, the Congolese businessman Mr Marius Mushagalusa Mihigo, whom the Australian lithium giant, AVZ considers inaccurate or incomplete:
"On June 1, a month after the cessation of activities, AHV CEO Nigel Ferguson authorized cash payment to Marius Mihigo, according to documents prepared for the board of directors by DLA Piper's lawyers. Mr. Ferguson had previously proposed to pay the DRC businessman an additional success bonus of US$3 million and US$2 million in AVZ shares if he helped the company obtain a mining license for the concession in which it claims a 75% stake. The journalist, Tom Richardson, had written in his article of February 8, 2023.
MARIUS MIHIGO
Executive MBA, former student at the CEDS in Paris (France), Harvard University (USA) and University of Oxford (UK). Marius Mushagalusa Mihigo is a versatile negotiator, specialist in secret diplomacy and international relations.
Now the Perth-based company, AVZ Minerals, wanted in a statement to clarify the engagement agreements with Marius Mihigo and his team, for a collaboration in DR Congo in the Manono lithium project. Here is the focus of the press release translated by our editorial staff:
AVZ hired Marius Mihigo as a strategic advisor with his team in the DRC, to:
- give advice on the conduct of business in the DRC.
- manage relations with the government and key stakeholders.
- manage the security provisions in the DRC.
Terms of Mr. Mihigo's commitment recorded in a written agreement:
- Mr. Mihigo and his team are only paid from an initial amount of US$1 million for their services.
- reimbursement of expenses for travel, accommodation and food expenses (within a specified range) and other service-related expenses.
- Disbursements for travel and ancillary costs must not exceed $5,000 without the prior agreement of the AHV.
- The agreement does not provide for result fees.
- AVZ carried out due diligence and independent of Mr. Mihigo, before and during his engagement, which revealed no material problems of probity or red flags.
- The agreement requires Mr. Mihigo and his team to comply (as the company complies) with all applicable anti-corruption laws as well as the company's anti-corruption code of conduct.
Here is the link to read the AVZ anti-corruption policy:
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