US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed this Thursday Peace agreementAlthough new episodes of violence have raised questions about agreement on their status … An end to one of Africa’s longest wars.
“I think it would be a great miracle.”Trump said after the signing held at the peace institute whose name his administration has just given. At this event, in which he received Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi, the US President also signed Agreements on vital minerals with the two countries.
When talking about the two leaders, he added: “They spent a lot of time killing each other and now They will spend a lot of time huggingThey hold the United States of America’s hands and benefit from it economically, as do all other countries.
However, the two African leaders They adopted a more cautious toneAs fighting intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the M23 armed group – which, according to the United Nations, is supported by Rwanda – has made gains in recent weeks against Kinshasa forces.
“There will be ups and downs on the road aheadKagame, whose allies have achieved a decisive advantage on the ground against the troubled neighboring country, stressed that “there is no doubt about that.” For his part, Tshisekedi, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, described it as “the beginning of a new path, a difficult path.”
Trump boasted that the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where hundreds of thousands of people have been killed over several decades, is still ongoing. One of the eight wars that ended Since his return to office in January. This signing comes more than five months after the foreign ministers of the two countries met with the President of the United States and announced another agreement to end the conflict.
The protracted conflict erupted in late January when the M23 movement seized the main cities of Goma and Bukavu. After the June agreement, the armed group – which denies having links to Rwanda – and the Kinshasa government committed to a ceasefire after mediation by Qatar, a partner of the United States, but both sides have since They accused each other of rape.
Critical minerals
Trump confirmed that the agreement would pave the way for the United States to obtain it Access to important minerals In both countries. The violence-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has reserves of many essential components of modern technologies, such as electric cars.
This is the latest in a series of deals in which the Republican billionaire has negotiated a share for US companies in extracting rare earth minerals, including in Ukraine. “Everyone will make a lot of money.”He stressed.