US pushing for Congo-Rwanda peace, minerals deals

https://www.mining.com/us-pushing-for-congo-rwanda-peace-deal-in-two-months-reuters/?amp=1

Posted by colepercy120

6 comments

  1. Submission statement: the united states is pushing to end the Congo-Rwanda war within 2 months. Coinciding with the signing of a deal between the Congo and the United States. establishing the United states as the protector of the Congo with military deployments to maintain the country, in exchange for control over the countries mineral rights. The process is being overseen by France, Qutar, and Togo. The peace treaty is expected to see Rwanda withdraw from the area and The Congo make internal reforms to address Rwandas concerns.

  2. I can’t see this happening but it would be a pretty interesting outcome. China has EXTENSIVE mining operations in DRC and the US replacing them could be a big geopolitical win. On the other hand, maintaining troops in central Africa and keeping peace in the worst war in the modern world would be a huge lift, even for a country as powerful as the US. And although the US has friendly relations with both Rwanda and the DRC, this would be a very delicate needle to thread diplomatically, and Trump isn’t know for delicate diplomacy.

  3. There is no way Kagame and the Rwandan leadership would sign in good faith. Having a buffer zone in the eastern DRC is something they’ve always wanted, alongside seizing control of the mining operations in the Kivu provinces. I could see them possibly signing, and then reneging at a later point.

    Unless we are willing to put boots on the ground in the DRC, which I find highly unlikely, the Rwandans and M23 will hold the edge on the battlefield.

    From the DRC perspective, having kicked out virtually all the other peacekeepers you could call on and having the remainder (SADC) get trounced at Goma, I can see how using other forms of leverage would be good against Rwanda. Overall the people of the Kivu’s deserve peace, and the citizens of the DRC deserve to not get attacked by their neighbors (I’m looking at you too Uganda).

    However, if there is no means of enforcement, nothing will happen.

  6. So all these minerals…where are they going to get processed?

    Will there be refining plants popping up right next to the factories that will also appear in the US shortly?

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