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US-led peace talks could boost Rwandan processing of Congo minerals, sources say
- The US is negotiating a peace agreement between Congo and Rwanda for eastern Congo minerals processing, expected to be signed in summer 2025 in Washington.
- The discussions come after Congo halted the 2021 joint mining agreement mid-2022, alleging that Rwanda provided military support to the M23 rebel group, which controls key border areas.
- The agreement aims to establish transparent mineral value chains linking both countries, backed by US investment and involvement of about 30 US investors.
- Washington’s perspective is that allowing Rwanda to gain fair economic advantages from processing resources extracted in Congo could reduce incentives for Rwanda to intervene militarily in its neighbor and exploit those minerals.
- The deal could bring billions in Western investment, encourage industrialization in Congo, and reduce armed group influence, but cooperation requires Rwanda’s troop withdrawal and respect for Congo’s sovereignty.
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US-led peace talks could boost Rwandan processing of DRC minerals, sources say
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US-led peace talks could boost Rwandan processing of Congo minerals, sources say
By Sonia Rolley and Daphne Psaledakis
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