Lots of long timelines in that update that can for sure be demotivating.
But lets remember the more likely outcome is still a negotiated agreement with DRC. Keeping the court cases going is our main leverage in that respect but I think it unlikely the DRC would let it get that far given they know for sure they don't have a leg to stand on.
Our leverage is the courts.
The DRC wants a compromise, and their leverage is time - ie a solution is found sooner than it would be through the courts.
Closer we get to the court hearing, the more the DRC's leverage decreases.
June 2025 9 months away. Lets round it up to a year for an outcome from the hearing.
By that point we also have outcomes on many of the other cases too.
After putting up with ALREADY YEARS of getting screwed around by the DRC, how much time leverage do you think it would require for AVZ not to see out the court cases? I'm not a lawyer or involved with any behind the scenes discussions, but after all this can you imagine AVZ making a major compromise less the 6 months out from the massive additional leverage of having ICC cases delivered in our favour? I couldn't.
All of that is to say, we have already waited a FK%&NG LONG time.
So there needs to be a LONG time advantage to warrant a compromise that would involve ceasing legal action.
Court dates are NOT ALL THAT LONG away.
So hopefully (with a Manono-sized grain of salt) a resolution is much closer.
Comments from debos hint that there's more going on behind the scenes.
Comments from USA officals have made their involvment and position even more explicit.
Fingers crossed.