AVZ Discussion 2022

[Bin59]

Is the peace deal one and the same as the minerals for security deal? I thought they were two seperate things.

No mention of minerals here.

If nothing has changed it appears the peace and the minerals deals were to be signed on the same day.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-pushing-congo-rwanda-peace-accord-accompanied-by-bilateral-minerals-deals-2025-05-01/

Exclusive: US pushes Congo, Rwanda for peace accord and billion-dollar mineral deals​

Andrew MillsMay 2, 20255:32 AM GMT+10Updated May 2, 2025

Members of the M23 rebel group mount their vehicles after the opening ceremony of Caisse Generale d'epargne du Congo in Goma, North Kivu province in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

DOHA, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. is pushing Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace accord at the White House in about two months, accompanied by bilateral mineral deals that would bring billions of dollars of Western investment to the region, President Donald Trump's senior advisor for Africa told Reuters on Thursday.

"When we sign the peace agreement ... the minerals deal with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) will be signed on that day, and then a similar package, but of a different size, will be signed on that day with Rwanda," Massad Boulos said in an interview in the Qatari capital, Doha.

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A U.S.-backed peace accord would come amid an unprecedented advance by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Congo, the latest cycle of violence in a decades-long conflict, in a region rich in minerals including tantalum and gold. Rwanda denies backing the group.

Rwanda and Congo are expected to submit separate drafts of a peace agreement on Friday, according to a peace process agreed in Washington last week as part of diplomatic efforts to end violence in eastern Congo.
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The Congolese government did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

In mid-May U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet in Washington with the Rwandan and Congolese foreign ministers in an effort to agree on a final draft peace accord, Boulos said.

But before that accord can be signed, Boulos said, Rwanda and Congo must finalise bilateral economic agreements with Washington that will see U.S. and Western companies invest billions of dollars in Congolese mines and infrastructure projects to support mining in both countries including the processing of minerals in Rwanda.

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"The (agreement) with the D.R.C. is at a much bigger scale, because it's a much bigger country and it has much more resources, but Rwanda also has a lot of resources and capacities and potential in the area of mining as well ... not just the upstream, but also midstream and downstream to processing and refining and trading," Boulos said.

Boulos said U.S. and Western companies have told Washington they would make multi-billon dollar investments in the region once the bilateral minerals deals are signed.

Boulos also said before the White House signing ceremony can go ahead, Washington expects both countries to address a number of security concerns. For example, Rwanda must pull its troops out of Congo and end its support for M23 rebels. Congo must address Rwanda's security concerns with militias such as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).

Boulos said that on Wednesday a follow-up committee was appointed to monitor both countries' progress towards the peace deal, which includes the U.S., Qatar, France and Togo, which is representing the African Union.

 

[Hodlandwin69]

Yep so end of June we're sorted. Sounds good

 

[Mouthpiecenomnom]

We have a date! Knock on wood and light your prayer sticks and get out your lucky socks. Fingers crossed MFers Nigel might finally get this over the line!!

Don't lie if you aren't excited it's cause you haven't been paying attention.

 

[LzrTr8dr]

Congo and Rwanda sign preliminary peace agreement in Washington​

Representatives from Congo and Rwanda have signed the text of a peace agreement between the two countries in Washington, according to a joint press release from the two nations and the U.S. Department of State
June 18, 2025 at 8:28 p.m. EDTToday at 8:28 p.m. EDT
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FILE - Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a signing ceremony in which Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, left, and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, right, pledge to work toward a peace deal at the State Department in Washington, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
By Wilson Mcmakin | AP
DAKAR, Senegal — Representatives from Congo and Rwanda have signed the text of a peace agreement between the two countries in Washington, according to a joint press release from the nations and the U.S. State Department on Wednesday.

Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in the east of the country. U.N. experts says the rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from the neighboring nation.

The decades-long conflict escalated in January , when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic Congolese city of Goma, followed by the town of Bukavu in February.

“The Agreement includes provisions on respect for territorial integrity and a prohibition of hostilities; disengagement, disarmament, and conditional integration of non-state armed groups,” said the statement posted to the State Department’s website.

The agreement signed included a commitment to respecting territorial integrity and the conditional integration of non-state armed groups. Both sides also committed to a ministerial-level meeting next week and invited the leaders of both countries to attend.


This is not the first time peace talks have been held. Talks hosted by Qatar in April fell apart.
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups, told The Associated Press in April that international sanctions and Congo’s proposed minerals deal with the United States in search of peace would not stop the fighting .
M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and has displaced more than 7 million people.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/18/congo-peace-talks-us/c1eabec0-4c9f-11f0-8fff-262d6ec54ab9_story.html

 

[Mute22]

We have a date! Knock on wood and light your prayer sticks and get out your lucky socks. Fingers crossed MFers Nigel might finally get this over the line!!

Don't lie if you aren't excited it's cause you haven't been paying attention.

Not getting excited until the money hits my account.

 

[ptlas]

As my Nan used to say, "I'll believe it when I see it".

As a few here do, I amuse myself with crapper troll bating because everything else is still smoke & mirrors. Until it isn't.

BTW
Because of all the shit, I no longer read every post.
So not sure if it's been discussed that Zijin don't need a peace agreement to mine. And never have.

BTW2
Finally sorted my Automic shit yesterday, so could one of you on the inside, Geo, whoever, tell these MoFos to get a shift on.

 

[Stockinvesting]

We have a date! Knock on wood and light your prayer sticks and get out your lucky socks. Fingers crossed MFers Nigel might finally get this over the line!!

Don't lie if you aren't excited it's cause you haven't been paying attention.

Agreed. But my excitement meter will go into overdrive if, as I expect (including wish for, hope for, pray for) an announcement of further suspension until the 27th.

GLTAH

 

[Mouthpiecenomnom]

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Not getting excited until the money hits my account.

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[Azzler]

This peace signing will surely satisfy the DRC for the US part of the minerals for security deal, hopefully giving the green light for someone to buy Manono.

However we need to keep in mind that an agreement between AVZ and Kobald (or whoever else) needs to be reached.
They may well be lowballing and leaning back in their chairs telling AVZ they have no one else offering.

It's also possible of course that an agreement has already been reached and they're just waiting for the green light, and IMO this is what has happened.

 

[Stockinvesting]

Of course, not discounting the possibility of an agreement reached for the sale of our assets.

Again, good luck everyone.

 

[Goat]

$12 ya bloody bastards, I know what I got!

 

[BEISHA]

Was wondering why Qatar is involved in peace talks between US, Rwanda and DRC? Must be something in it for them??

Qatar and the US are strategic allies

Just to remind, here is the recent deal they made in May 2025.

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic $1.2 Trillion Economic Commitment in Qatar

MAKING AMERICAN MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION GREAT AGAIN: Today in Qatar, President Donald J. Trump signed an agreement with Qatar to generate an economic

www.whitehouse.gov

Nice deal, plenty of mula to make a deal with AVZ manono....

 

[Spikerama]

Qatar and the US are strategic allies

Just to remind, here is the recent deal they made in May 2025.

Nice deal, plenty of mula to make a deal with AVZ manono....

Plenty of mulla's as well.

 

[ptlas]

Qatar and the US are strategic allies

Just to remind, here is the recent deal they made in May 2025.

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic $1.2 Trillion Economic Commitment in Qatar

MAKING AMERICAN MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION GREAT AGAIN: Today in Qatar, President Donald J. Trump signed an agreement with Qatar to generate an economic

www.whitehouse.gov

Nice deal, plenty of mula to make a deal with AVZ manono....

They're such good mates that Qatar sent Trump home in his own shiny new jet.

 

[wombat74]

And just to remind everyone this is not the USA's first rodeo when it's comes to signing deals between 2 African nations . Here is snippet of what a signing ceremony looks like .

 

[BEISHA]

They're such good mates that Qatar sent Trump home in his own shiny new jet.

You dont say ?

 

[Xerof]

Oh really

 

[Spikerama]

 

[Spikerama]

AVZ vs DRC @ ICSID - Final Countdown

Countdown to the ICSID tribunal of AVZ vs DRC (Congolese).

avz-icsid-final-countdown.netlify.app

 

[cruiser51]

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ICSID:

Latest Development:
May 23, 2025 -
The proceeding is suspended until June 23, 2025, pursuant to the parties’ agreement.