The DRC is corrupt from top to bottom, and from bottom to top

The DRC is run by a bunch of kleptocrats headed by the Tshisekedi family trust

Successive DRC leaders and ministers have allowed China to systematically loot the DRC of its mineral riches for decades

The DRC is broke

The DRC is the most aid-dependent nation on earth

Seventy five percent of the DRC population lives in poverty

The DRC is already on the hook for 39.1 million euros ($AU68 million) in ICC penalties

The DRC is facing an eye-watering $9 billion damages claim in the ICSID, which kicks off in just two months

The DRC military is unable/unwilling/unprepared to confront M23 and other rebel groups, and the risk of a military coup remains high

The DRC wants the US to provide security in return for access to its new-age minerals, including Manono
The DRC has to clean up its mess surrounding the illegal expropriation of AVZ's tenement at Manono, and grant Dathcom its rightful mining licence before any security deal can be negotiated.
The clock is ticking for the DRC to reach a deal with AVZ, not the other way around...oh, and don't expect any bro-love discounts. This time you pay full fare.
Tick, tick, tick...just 61 days to go.
Cheers
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