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Grand Artisan of Electrical Energy? Pffftt that's nothing, I'm a level 87 Paladin and I'd slay him with my mace
Grand Artisan of Electrical Energy? Pffftt that's nothing, I'm a level 87 Paladin and I'd slay him with my mace
Nice work Sammy. That is the article I was referring to. What a joke. What a wasted opportunity for the impoverished. Hard to comprehend that all this is/has actually happening. Dumb c#nts!!!Almost a year ago...
AVZ joins new DRC Battery Council to develop battery value chain in Africa
“The DRC and Africa is strategically positioned to play a pivotal role in the global transition to clean energy and decarbonisation."www.miningreview.com
AVZ joins new DRC Battery Council to develop battery value chain
Nov 26, 2021
AVZ Minerals has provided an update on the recently convened DRC Africa Business Forum and the signing of a pledge to develop a locally sourced battery minerals chain for the burgeoning EV market.
Hosted by the DRC Government in Kinshasa (24-25 November 2021) the DRC-Africa Business Forum was led by its Ministry of Industry and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Development Bank (ADB), the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the United Nations Global Compact.
A key objective of the DRC-Africa Business Forum was to foster the development of a battery, electric vehicle and renewable energy industrial value chain and market in Africa.
The DRC Government’s expected outcomes for the forum included:
Identification of business opportunities to build regional value chains in the battery, electric vehicle and renewable energy sub-sectors within the DRC and other battery minerals producing countries in Africa; Clear enabling government policies for project developer and financiers including (i) the creation of a DRC Battery Council; (ii) a commitment to invest and build a battery minerals industry in the DRC; and Articulated government support to facilitate investments in battery, electric vehicles and renewable energy value chains in the DRC and in Africa in general.
Serge Ngandu, Corporate Affairs Director for AVZ Minerals’ subsidiary Dathcom Mining, presented AVZ’s flagship Manono Lithium and Tin Project to delegates attending the first day of the DRC-Africa Business Forum. He also participated in a panel discussion with dignitaries from both the DRC and other African nations, including Heads of State and Captains of Industry.
The Presidential discussion, which was led by His Excellency Mr. Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the DRC, provided government leaders with a platform to demonstrate their commitment to and rationale for investing in the battery minerals industry in Africa and within the DRC.
Immediately following the Presidential discussion, the Congolese Government as well as the technical and financial partners such as CEA, AFC and BADEA signed commitments for the development of a battery minerals industry in the DRC.
AVZ’s wholly owned subsidiary AVZ International Pty Ltd was invited to execute this agreement, which was undertaken by Balthazar Tshiseke, the Deputy General Manager and Director of Dathcom.
AVZ’s Managing Director, Nigel Ferguson, said:
“The signing of this pledge provides a strong platform for the development of a battery minerals industry in the DRC which AVZ wholeheartedly supports, and is also an incredibly significant development as we enter the final stages of securing the Mining Licence and permits for the Manono Project.”
“The DRC and Africa is strategically positioned to play a pivotal role in the global transition to clean energy and decarbonisation and the Manono Project will greatly assist to improve the fortunes of the Congolese people, which AVZ Minerals is very supportive”.
“We are excited to be the only aspiring mining company that has been invited to join the newly formed DRC Battery Council which will be presided over by the President of the DRC and the Executive Secretary for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, along with a myriad of other significant organisations”.
This is the latest info I could find, is it now called the Congolese Battery Council?What ever happened to the famous DRC Battery Council that Felix instigated? Bosch, Africa Development Bank etc. Has it been abandoned? If not they must be wondering wtf they are getting themselves into.
The most perplexing aspect of this whole saga is the silence from "the highest levels of government". The back story to all of this will make fascinating reading when it is all sorted.
Anyway I am thinking no news is good news on this current situation. If indeed AVZ gave back a sqillion tonnes of white gold they would have to tell us/ASX. Have a good weekend all.
Yeh I think this is what some of the locals are up in arms about as well. They don't want local lithium, copper, cobalt etc going down to Zambia to a factory or processing facility of some sort.This is the latest info I could find, is it now called the Congolese Battery Council?
Another earlier article - Zambia/DRC battery council
ZAMBIA, DRC EXECUTIVE BATTERY COUNCIL COMING ~
By Brian Mwale: Zambia and the DRC has resolved to set up a Zambia – DRC- Executive Battery Council to oversee the implementation of the cooperating agreement for the electric car battery value chain. The Executive Council will be led by President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA and his DRC counterpart FELIX...www.znbc.co.zm
I don't care what happened at kiwi shitshow.
Who am I kidding? Of course I care!! What happened what was said? I'm dying here.
Better than TV.! You couldn't make this stuff up! Bad guys, good guys, corrupt ugly guys!!
automatically? mate, if they can selectively invite people with only over 1 million shares, then they can selectively choose who over 1m they don't want to invite also...Let's not forget....there are plenty of Chinese companies in the top 20 share holder registry who would be automatically invited to the road shows.
It wouldn't be difficult for any Chinese larger shareholder to find out what's going on in the AVZ camp.
To hide any information what is said on any of the road shows is not really helping.
If the Chinese want to find out ....they find their way...
GL...hope we get some update of the Kiwi's soon
you're impatience and frustration is taking over your better judgement for best chance at long term success...if they feel it's best to be quiet, we can only trust that people smarter and more informed are better at making that call than us.... more in reply here to your rant on HC... understandable, but, short sighted i feel..Haven't posted here in a while but the first thing I would have done after the RS would be posting to let people know what's happening with CDL, unless old mate was totally destroyed after news from Nigel and went on a monster bender lol
Starting to seriously consider changing name from Sparrowhawk to "Desperately Clinging to Glass Half Full", metaphorically speaking, not hanging onto my pint. Shit fark, sounding obtuse like DerG now.you're impatience and frustration is taking over your better judgement for best chance at long term success...if they feel it's best to be quiet, we can only trust that people smarter and more informed are better at making that call than us.... more in reply here to your rant on HC... understandable, but, short sighted i feel..
Unfortunately he wasn't able to attend he saidI think well and truly the NZ crew have been told to keep it real tight
Fair enough too
The amount of weird new nics and wannabes appearing from nowhere and asking to be included in info from the original Perth RS was alarming to say the least
And we all know the shitstorm of disinformation that erupted on social media pretty soon after that presentation
Best person with any chance of getting any info on the NZ pres I reckon would be @Xerof
And quite frankly I think he would be well within his rights and probably very wise to not share anything with anybody on the forum at this point in time
Yeah I was aware Xerof couldn't go but he's well respected on the forums with his open minded and questioning approach and I reckon he would privately be in touch with a few of the players over thereUnfortunately he wasn't able to attend he said
I personally think it's just no one in NZ went that's on socials haha