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Ongoing Disputes: Manono lithium project remains contested. The DRC canceled AVZ's permit in 2022, reassigning part to Zijin-led Manono Lithium. AVZ is pursuing arbitration, claiming the project should be halted. Zijin and Cominiere insist the dispute doesn't affect operations or timelines. U.S.-backed KoBold Metals (holding rights on the opposite side) won't start construction until ownership is resolved. Cominiere's MD Alpha Monga Mwidia noted: “The Western system is different from the Eastern one... The Chinese are more pragmatic.” #criticalminerals #DRC #lithium


@AugustCohen4 @ShireofShires @RioTinto @Presidence_RDC Mr Cohen, If @Presidence_RDC cared about the Congolese —he would have acted 5-years ago re: $AVZ #ManonoLithoum Project. Tshisekedi does not. Corruption (with Chinese money) means #ICSID is the only path left for $AVZ. Who blinks first? @AsstSecStateAF

























