Congo's mineral offer to US raises questions of ownership amid bloody civil war, major China presence
The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth resources, which are said to be worth trillions of dollars.
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Why war-torn DRC is offering critical minerals to Trump in exchange for ‘formal security pact’
President Félix Tshisekedi has proposed a ‘partnership that would provide US with a strategic advantage’. DRC’s negotiations ...
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DRC crisis: High stakes indaba in the pipeline
We now await to hear from the Excellences.” This map shows areas where M23 rebels are operating in the DRC. In a separate interview, Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Albert ...
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Anatomy of SADC’s failure in eastern DRC
On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This ...