The U.S. is negotiating with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda over coltan supplies critical for digital and military applications. While the plan seems beneficial, experts warn it may primarily benefit political elites and foreign corporations at the Congolese people's expense. DRC president Felix Tshisekedi has offered the U.S. access to key minerals in exchange for help against the M23 rebel group, exacerbating concerns about ongoing conflicts and the region's resource curse.
"At a time when world powers are seeking to secure supplies of critical minerals for the economy, dominated by China, the Donald Trump administration has sat down with the Democratic Republic of the Congo..."
"The U.S. plan is to pacify eastern DRC, a mineral-rich region where conflict has claimed some six million lives over the past 30 years, and pave the way for U.S. investors."
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