Klaus Eckhof, the former chairman of AVZ Minerals and architect of its deal to acquire the Manono lithium project in 2017, has slammed “racist” shareholders for inflaming tensions between the suspended lithium miner and its partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He doubts AVZ has a future in the West African country, although he is no longer close to the business.
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