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Eugene

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Sat Jun 28, 2025, 01:43 PM Jun 28

Trump eyes mineral wealth as Rwanda and DRC sign controversial peace deal in US

Source: The Guardian

Trump eyes mineral wealth as Rwanda and DRC sign controversial peace deal in US

Agreement aims to end decades-old conflict rooted in the 1994 Rwandan genocide but critics have described it as vague and opaque

Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies
Fri 27 Jun 2025 20.37 BST
First published on Fri 27 Jun 2025 12.59 BST

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a peace deal in Washington to end fighting in eastern DRC, although questions remain over what the agreement means and who stands to benefit – with Donald Trump using the occasion to boast that the US had secured lucrative mineral rights.

At a ceremony with US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Washington, the two African countries’ foreign ministers signed the agreement pledging to implement a 2024 deal that would see Rwandan troops withdraw from eastern Congo within 90 days.

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The agreement, mediated by Qatar and the US, aims to end a decades-old conflict that is rooted in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. In a major escalation this year, the M23 rebel group made a rapid territorial advance against the Congolese military and its allies in eastern DRC in fighting that killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/27/rwanda-drc-peace-deal-us-trump-m23

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Trump eyes mineral wealth as Rwanda and DRC sign controversial peace deal in US (Original Post) Eugene Jun 28 OP
And he told us it was all about peace. Irish_Dem Jun 28 #1
Always, always follow the money. Gimpyknee Jun 28 #2
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