I read that as pay up or lose the benefits, which outweigh potential losses of being open and honest and sharing the fruits of planning and backing of AVZ, as well as the blood, sweat and tears of Manono - the alternative is far more ugly than granting a ML and revoking 13359 from the Zijin subsidiary and returning it to AVZ.
Haven't they got enough wars to fight, without starting wars with people that just wanted to grow with them?
Consider the M23 movement and said reason for it, and FT should be asking himself if he is not willingly creating disorder and resistance in an area of his country that is currently compliant and cohesive with the capital.
Tread carefully.