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• Given these recent developments, we also anticipate final permits being approved shortly for expansion and infill drilling at both the Falchani lithium deposit and at the Macusani uranium project.
• The Company has four diamond drills on site at Falchani where drilling related to the ongoing environmental impact assessment (“EIA”) commenced in 2022 and is well advanced.
• American Lithium is actively engaged in the development of large-scale lithium projects within mining-friendly jurisdictions throughout the Americas.
• American Lithium has no assurance that the outcome of these appeals will be in the Company’s favour.

• Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests across the country.
• The Conversation Africa’s Kagure Gacheche spoke with Westen K Shilaho, a senior researcher on African politics, who explores the evolution of political protests in Kenya.

What does the law say about political protest?

• It states that:
  Every person has the right, peaceably and unarmed, to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket, and to present petitions to public authorities.
• Every person has the right, peaceably and unarmed, to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket, and to present petitions to public authorities.
• These include the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

What led to the latest wave of protests in Kenya?

• The opposition contested the election results and filed a petition before the supreme court, which unanimously dismissed the petition for lack of evidence.
• Raila Odinga, the losing presidential contestant, rejected this ruling and has refused to recognise Ruto’s win.
• Read more:
  The body choosing Kenya's election commission is being overhauled – how this could strengthen democracy

  After a six-month lull, these protests recently spilled over onto the streets.

• The opposition called for demonstrations twice a week from 20 March until the government accedes to its demands.
• Ruto and his supporters have been scornful of the opposition’s demands, saying they have no basis in law, morality or logic.
• If not checked, power-sharing arrangements – or “handshake” in Kenya’s political parlance – could become the country’s default arrangement after elections.

What is the history of political protests in Kenya?

• Kenya’s political history is marked by mass protests that date back to the colonial period and continued into independence.
• In 1992, mothers of political prisoners held an 11-month hunger strike in Nairobi to demand the release of their sons.
• As I discuss in my book, Political Power and Tribalism in Kenya, political protests in the country have become insular, sectarian, tribal, unashamedly personality driven and elitist.
• Read more:
  Kenya’s history of political violence: colonialism, vigilantes and militias

  My research found that the political elite have used protests for self-preservation and to pursue their interests.

• VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Lithium Corp. (“American Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:LI | NASDAQ:AMLI | Frankfurt:5LA1) announces it has filed an independent National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report (the “Report”) on the Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) for the Tonopah Lithium Claims (“TLC”) project located in the Esmerelda lithium district northwest of Tonopah, Nevada.
• The PEA and accompanying Technical Report were completed by DRA Global and Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (“Stantec”) and demonstrate that the TLC project has the potential to become a substantial, long-life producer of low-cost, high purity lithium carbonate (“LCE”).
• Simon Clarke, CEO of American Lithium states, “We are extremely pleased to have filed the PEA for TLC which shows the strong economic potential of the Project utilizing best of breed conventional mining and recovery techniques.
• American Lithium is actively engaged in the development of large-scale lithium projects within mining-friendly jurisdictions throughout the Americas.

• Johnny de la Pared Plaza, a lawyer specializing in litigation and arbitration, has joined the team at Falconi Puig Abogados and brings four attorneys to the firm.
• Having Johnny and his team working with us will strengthen our entire firm and reenforce our Dispute Resolution practice," says partner Priscila Falconi Avellán.
• Managing Partner Cecilia Falconi Pérez says, "Mauricio brings a wealth of knowledge to our Firm.
• Falconi Puig Abogados celebrates five decades of excellence in providing premier service and expert legal advice.