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Minerals Over Peace? Rethinking the DRC-Rwanda Accord - Other News - Voices against the tide
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda-led militia "M 23" attacks government troops again. Washington sanctions the latter to secure their access to the strategic resource of Coltan.
President Trump wants to establish peace between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. But Africa correspondent Koert Lindijer has been reporting on that region for over 40 years, and…
DR Congo’s Diamond Peace: Sustainable or Doomed?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed on terms of economic co-operation in several sectors, as both nations progress towards signing a peace deal agreed in June. The deal involves a regional economic framework that includes co-operation on energy, infrastructure, mineral supply chains, national parks, and public health. This is all according to the State Department of the United States, which mediated the agreement al…
Minerals Over Peace? Rethinking the DRC-Rwanda Accord - Other News - Voices against the tide
By Batseba Seifu* – Modern Diplomacy The deal is aimed at attracting Western investment to a region rich in tantalum, gold, cobalt, copper, lithium and other minerals. On June 27, 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed what has been touted as a significant peace agreement in Washington, D.C.—a deal mediated and facilitated by the United States. Heralded by diplomats as a landmark step toward ending decades of instabil…
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