My memory is crap, but I recall reading somewhere that Cominiere invoked some form of force majeure clause (war in the north?) to anull the JVA.
Wonder how it will stand up...
It was probably more a case of "force du bag brown" (pronounced with French accent).
Cominiere's main reasoning for the purported termination of the JVA is the non performance of AVZ in handing over financial records within 90 days upon request and most likely some of the other claims in this letter from December 2022 that the MoM cited in the cancellation decrees as far as I'm aware
The only reference to 'Force Majeure' that I have seen in official documents is in the now confirmed by AVZ to be real new ministerial decree purportedly renewing the PR for Cominiere but it is listed on the citation for CAMI not the Kalemie high court decision
We really need a copy of the high court decision to know why the purported termination of the Dathcom JVA was allowed within the DRC. Not that it matters to our good legal title since a termination claim raised by Cominiere for non performance by AVZ must go through arbitration at the ICC under Article 18.3 then Article 11.1 of the Dathcom JVA.