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Congo and US Announce New Mining Deal Amid Ongoing Conflict and Widespread Fears of Fraud

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The United States and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are engaging in discussions regarding US access to the DRC's mineral resources. The US State Department has expressed interest in a mining partnership, while the Congolese authorities aim to block neighboring Rwanda from gaining access to the resources.

  1. CD
    Tina Salama
    1. Setting the record straight: President Tshisekedi invites the USA, whose companies source strategic raw materials from Rwanda, materials that are looted from the DRC and smuggled to Rwanda while our populations are massacred, to purchase them directly from us the rightful owners.
    2. We are seeking to stop the Rwandan predation of our resources.
  2. CD
    Patrick Muyaya
    US State Department
    1. If today American investors are interested in coming to the DRC, obviously they will find space … DRC has reserves that are available and it would also be good if American capital could invest here.
  3. US
    US State Department
    1. The United States is open to discussing partnerships in this sector that are aligned with the Trump Administration's America First Agenda.
  4. CD
    Jean Pierre Okenda
    La sentinelle des ressources naturelles
    1. This is symptomatic of the governance problems in our country.
    2. Some people here think that the authorities are seeking above all to protect their power. Such an agreement should not be negotiated in backhanded deals, it should be submitted to parliament since it could have a major impact on the population.
  5. US
    Jason K Sterns
    1. US mining companies could return to DR Congo as a result of the current discussions. But the idea that the United States could seriously compete with or even replace China is a fallacy, as it no longer possesses the industrial capacities for metal processing and refining that Beijing does.
  6. ZA
    Daniel Van Dalen
    Signal Risk
    1. The most likely scenario of such an agreement would be the US's provision of military equipment to the DRC as opposed to any direct troop support.

sources

  1. 1.ABC News (Australia)
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.New York Times
  5. 5.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.US under Donald Trump
  3. 3.Trade Agreement
  4. 4.Mining industry
  5. 5.Electric Cars
  6. 6.Copper mining
  7. 7.DRC under Félix Tshisekedi
  8. 8.Rwanda under Paul Kagame
  9. 9.US-South Africa Relations
  10. 10.Cobalt mining
  11. 11.M23 campaign

countries

  1. 1.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD
  2. 2.CongoCG
  3. 3.ChinaCN
  4. 4.Russian FederationRU
  5. 5.RwandaRW
  6. 6.UkraineUA
  7. 7.United StatesUS
  8. 8.South AfricaZA

organizations

  1. 1.M23CD
  2. 2.Africa Business Council
  3. 3.US State DepartmentUS
  4. 4.Hutus
  5. 5.MONUSCO
  6. 6.Signal Risk
  7. 7.Tutsis
  8. 8.United Nations

persons

  1. 1.Donald TrumpUS
  2. 2.Félix TshisekediCD
  3. 3.Marco RubioUS
  4. 4.Andre Wameso
  5. 5.Daniel Van DalenZA
  6. 6.James Kabarebe
  7. 7.Jason K SternsUS
  8. 8.Jean Pierre OkendaCD
  9. 9.Joseph Kabila
  10. 10.Lawrence KanyukaCD
  11. 11.Patrick MuyayaCD
  12. 12.Paul KagameRW

technicals

  1. 1.Kavumu Airport
Congo and US Announce New Mining Deal Amid Ongoing Conflict and Widespread Fears of Fraud