I love your confidence and hope you are correct BUT I really...

I love your confidence and hope you are correct BUT I really wonder whether certain phrases you use can be applied in the DRC:

.. "this would imply the whole sez initiative" ..

.. you can rest assured drc giving a way the biggest mine to the Chinese ..

.. there is simply no way this gets done under the table without western visibility ..

It appears to me that logic and rational argument haven't applied in the DRC to date, so it remains to be seen whether western logic can win out in the end .. it would probably be wise to temper your 'certainty' about some eventualities as I suspect nothing can be taken for granted .. fingers crossed AVZ reins supreme but until there is an announcement, I wouldn't be preaching too loudly .. JIMHO of course ..