1/3 Mic drop yesterday, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of Foreign Affairs DRC:.´ I had always believed these principles were our shared principles and these values were as much yours as ours. When it comes to defending the ideals dear to Europe, you do speak with one voice'.

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Why, when Europe asks something of Africa, it demands clarity and commitment, yet when Africa simply asks for the coherence of your values, it receives only caution and the complexities of internal consultations´.

2/3 'Without hesitation, without ambiguity, and with the strength of immediate decisions. So why, when we partners of Europe invoke the same principles, is the response a cacophony of hesitation and inaction?'.

As always @drthema says it right👏🏿👏🏿.

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Today's flex is that @eu_cord held a successful breakfast event with 5 of our members engaging Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Our values infuse our work and we will continue to engage with whomever is willing to listen.

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In closing, the stage is set for the project, the impact it will have economically and financially could be massive. Yet,as always implementation needs to ensure that the spillover effects of the project do not cause more harm than good to communities and the habitats.

We look forward to the @EUAmbZambia publishing the Roadmap that has been signed so that CSOs can support you in advancing it's objectives. We also look forward to the Impact assessment that you also mentioned as public information is key for an equitable partnerships.

Measures to monitor production to ensure maximum revenue, skills training for artisanal miners and others were encouraging from a human rights perspective. It was unfortunate that the Q & A was extremely limited but I did have good discussions with the entourage afterwards.

He also introduced the first Zambian to own a Manganese mine Dr Sixtus Mulenga who got a round of applause. It was a nice feeling to see an indigenous mine owner😁.Dr Mulenga urged EU investors to also directly liaise with Zambian companies and not just govt. I.

The Minister gave a rousing speech detailing why the environment in Zed was ripe for investment. From my perspective, I was particularly encouraged by the news of a Mining Commission to act as the regulator.

Prior to the session, I interacted with Mr Jones Shimbela from the PDU @HHichilema and I was impressed by his enthusiasm, openess and desire to see Zambians in the diaspora as allies in working towards the country's prosperity.

A thread on the GG discussion at the #RawMaterialsWeek I attended on Monday. As CSOs who've been concerned with the opacity of the agreements, we were eager to hear from the partners themselves.

RT @eu_cord: Yesterday, we attended Day 1 of the #RawMaterialsWeek and here are some thoughts:.a) The rush for Critical Raw Materials CRMs)….