US and DR Congo Discuss Minerals-for-Security Deal Amid Regional Instability

Trump and the DR Congo conflict: Could Kinshasa strike a minerals deal with the US?

Endowed with minerals but losing ground to rebels, the Congolese government wants to boost security.

The government moves in the global fight for critical minerals that confronts China, the United States and Europe. The Ministry for the Ecological Transition has launched a...

DRC proposes mineral deal with US to reduce dependence on China - The Tribune

Experts believe that such a deal could help the US curb China's influence in the region while securing access to critical minerals.

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Since an armed rebel group backed by Rwandan troops launched a major offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, professional cyclists have raced on lush Rwandan hills, John Legend performed a sold-out concert in the capital, Kigali, and entrepreneurs have gathered at a conference center for a financial technology convention. Rwanda’s role in the war waged by the rebel group M23 has drawn criticism from the United States, China and the United…

According to the US Department of State, Washington is ready to discuss with Kinshasa an agreement in which the United States would provide security assistance to the DRC in exchange for easy access to rare minerals in the country. If nothing is done yet, discussions are under way between the two countries.

US and Democratic Republic of Congo in talks over minerals deal

If agreed, the deal would give the US exclusive access to natural assets in exchange for helping the DRC combat a rebellion backed by Rwanda, its neighbour