I don't think a new financier is going to be looking at the...

I don't think a new financier is going to be looking at the current SP position, rather they'll be looking at the asset and ascertaining what security they can take over the company's assets and how effectively such security can be enforced in the DRC.
I doubt very much that a new financier is going to be looking to get repaid in shares that they can dump and run (aka like Magna does). Indeed, taking a secured position over the A-K & Marampa licenses could potentially be far more lucrative if VEC fails to meet it's obligations and they seize the assets to sell off.