AVZ Discussion 2022

[tolate]

And there's this...

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-m23-rebels-miss-deadline-reach-doha-peace-deal-2025-08-18/

Congo and M23 rebels miss deadline to reach Doha peace deal​

Reuters, August 18, 2025 4:20 PM

KINSHASA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Congolese government and M23 rebels have missed Monday's deadline to reach a peace agreement in Doha, raising fears that tensions between the two parties might derail talks and reverse progress made to end the conflict.

Fighting in eastern Congo has intensified this year, with the M23 group launching an offensive that allowed it to capture the two largest cities in the region.

Under a mediation effort hosted by Qatar, Congo and the rebels signed a declaration of principles on July 19 in which they vowed to start negotiating a deal no later than August 8 with the goal of reaching it by August 18.

The AFC-M23 Movement said in a statement on Sunday that only the full implementation of the declaration of principles, which includes the release of prisoners, would enable the next round of talks to proceed.

A senior AFC source said on Monday that while rebels didn't expect significant progress from the talks, they would send a small delegation in the coming days due to Qatar's pressure as negotiators.

"Our delegation will simply reinforce the need to implement these measures before we can engage in negotiations," the source said.

A governmental source said authorities had received a draft agreement from the mediation team, and both parties are working on their comments before delegates return to Doha later this week.

It added that the release of prisoners is a complicated prerequisite because it can be a subject of negotiations rather than a condition to continue talks.

A Qatari official told Reuters on Sunday that while the timeline outlined in the declaration of principles had not been met, both parties expressed a willingness to continue negotiations.

Until M23 move out of the DRC, nothing will change for AVZ...imo

 

[Bin59]

Posted by Cobbernoski this morning on the other site:

Holders, take comfort in the AVZ tight ship that has seen deafening silence since Nige’s The Australian advertorial - negotiations are no doubt ongoing.

Haven’t seen it mentioned here yet, but the US-DRC Mineral Partnership information session set down for August 21 is another sign that the US are hellbent on getting their mitts on DRC minerals as agreed.

Kobold have been given the green light by Felix to proceed with Roche Dure if AVZ is left in the rear view mirror. All we are waiting on is an agreed price…a price that reflects
- the AVZ investment so far
- the lost future earnings of our 75% stake in Roche Dure
- the lost future earnings of our 75% stake in CDL that was stolen/swindled by the DRC & the Chinese
- the lost future earnings of the 15% stake in Manono under the right of first refusal deal we held that the Zijin crooks illegally acquired from Cominiere
- accrued awards handed down by the international courts to date
- payment to Dathomir of the $20million stolen from the Rawbank escrow account due to the DRC’s blind-eye turning to the most basic of financial oversight obligations
- coverage of AVZ legal fees incurred due to the criminal withholding of the issue of our legally-obtained mining permit
- compensation for lost earnings as we’d have been mining & selling lithium by now but for the Chinese-sponsored DRC corruption of the past few years

These are the dollars Kobold need to come up with, minus a small-medium goodwill discount for getting AVZ the hell away from the DRC & the Chinese.

This information session has “experts” on hand from the DRC & the US who are there to answer questions on all aspects of the US-DRC Mineral Partnership, including questions about such topics as existing flaws in the DRC regulatory framework & potential joint US-DRC investment opportunities. There is a link to fire in questions to the panel, & I’d encourage holders to send in pointed but respectful questions about the poor treatment of AVZ & questions about a progress update on the Kobold buyout of AVZ’s Manono interests.

The US has already made huge strides holding up their part of the deal. They have already been free in highlighting concerns about DRC corruption, & I think the US panel members will be under strict instructions to grandstand about what the US will take the DRC from, & what they plan to turn it into as far as tolerance for corruption is concerned.

Never lose sight of where we were just a few months back (all our eggs in the ICSID/ICC basket), & all that has gone on in the intervening period. And even just a few months earlier, before Locke or CATL funding news, to when even financing our international court cases looked grim. Plenty has happened in a hurry, & knowing how the Don likes not to cock around fixing things, & knowing how he desperately needs a political win, this information session may well see an announcement about a Kobold syndicate buyout of AVZ.

Make it happen Don.

GLTAH, & a huge thanks to those keeping the trolls in line - it really is tedious work.

All persons who are unable to attend the event in person but will be watching the live stream on YouTube are advised to send their questions to renee.hamilton@montagueyork.com no later than August 20th at PM ET.

 

[Anchorman]

Until M23 move out of the DRC, nothing will change for AVZ...imo

M23 or not… the WHEELS are still TURNING for AVZ…!
Court wins and DEAL talks don’t stop for boots on the ground in the interest of S H …! imo..!!

 

[Doc]

 

[BRICK]

Hi Hoots.

 

[Pokok]

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Hi Hoots.

Where is our mate Hoots

 

[BRICK]

Where is our mate Hoots

Maybe ended up in a crabpot?

 

[Retrobyte]

I think you're wrong @Remark, there's nothing wrong with Lenny, he is a valued poster here with awesome research & English skills

and has an absolute arse of a haircut

 

[SilentOne]

China develops lithium battery twice as powerful as Tesla’s advanced cell​

LINK: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/lithum-battery-breakthrough-china-tesla-advanced-b2809390.html

 

[tolate]

Sounding a little bit bipolar there Lenny. Arguing with yourself is not a good look.

SOMETIMES the smartest way to go, instead of reading RAMBLING hogwash...imo...

 

[tolate]

M23 or not… the WHEELS are still TURNING for AVZ…!
Court wins and DEAL talks don’t stop for boots on the ground in the interest of S H …! imo..!!

Maybe if you keep dreaming, you will not wake up and spoil the party...imo

 

[Anchorman]

Maybe if you keep dreaming, you will not wake up and spoil the party...imo

Wake up too soon and you miss the good stuff… imo..!!

 

[djhome]

 

[Rechnerhand]

Better late then never ...

News Coverage: AVZ Minerals Secures 10% Manono Stake After ICC Victory

 

[tolate]

Wake up too soon and you miss the good stuff… imo..!!

Has there been any GOOD STUFF....!!!!
Yes i have missed it over the last 3 years...!...imo
Still NO DEAL Just like the LOCKE DEAL ends up in court...imo..!

 

[tolate]

Has there been any GOOD STUFF....!!!!
Yes i have missed it over the last 3 years...!...imo
Still NO DEAL Just like the LOCKE DEAL ends up in court...imo..!

19 Aug 2025

M23-DR Congo peace talks in Doha stalled: What next?

Both sides accuse the other of violating the terms of an earlier deal mediated by Qatar.

www.aljazeera.com

The rebel group M23 and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have failed to sign a final peace accord scheduled for Monday after the rebels accused the Congolese army of breaking an earlier agreement intended to lead to a full peace deal.
Monday’s scheduled talks were part of a series of negotiations mediated by Qatar. Both sides were required to be in Doha to sign what was supposed to be a concluding peace pact.

 

[Anchorman]

Has there been any GOOD STUFF....!!!!
Yes i have missed it over the last 3 years...!...imo
Still NO DEAL Just like the LOCKE DEAL ends up in court...imo..!

YES… plenty of GOOD STUFF has been MISSED in the last 3 YEARS…!
Court wins, arbitration progress, the PROJECT still ALIVE…!
But NO DEAL yet, and the LOCKE mess dragged into COURT… that part is TRUE…! imo..!!

 

[Anchorman]

LMAO… not contradiction, just a DIFFERENT LENS on the SAME SAGA…!
Call it how you SEE it, I call it how it READS in the FACTS… imo..!!

 

[Bin59]

M23-DR Congo peace talks in Doha stalled: What next?

Both sides accuse the other of violating the terms of an earlier deal mediated by Qatar.

www.aljazeera.com

How has Qatar reacted?​

Majed al-Ansari, a spokesperson of the Qatar foreign ministry, while speaking to journalists on Tuesday, said that although timelines had been missed, there was still hope for the peace deal.

“The good thing is that both sides are engaging very positively,” he said. “We are engaging with them closely, and we are committed to the process, and I think the parties have shown a level of willingness to agree that was not there before.”

The spokesperson did not, however, give a new date for the signing of a peace deal.

Earlier, on Monday, Qatari officials revealed that they had shared a draft of the final deal with both sides to review.

 

[Winenut]

This isn't an argument, it's just contradiction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohDB5gbtaEQ

No it isn’t ….