{"id":8440,"date":"2025-02-24T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T12:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/as-conflict-rages-in-congo-president-offers-u-s-minerals-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T12:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T12:20:07","slug":"as-conflict-rages-in-congo-president-offers-u-s-minerals-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/as-conflict-rages-in-congo-president-offers-u-s-minerals-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"As Conflict Rages in Congo, President Offers U.S. Minerals Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In his first interview since an armed group backed by Rwanda seized swaths of his country\u2019s territory this year, Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, offered the United States and Europe a stake in his country\u2019s vast mineral wealth, a sector currently dominated by China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Congo is considered to be among the world\u2019s wealthiest countries in terms of natural resources. It provides much of the world\u2019s coltan, which is used to power smartphones and computers. It also holds more than half the world\u2019s <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/20\/world\/china-congo-cobalt.html\" title=\"\">cobalt reserves,<\/a> used in electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Tshisekedi seemed eager to capitalize on this as he tries to manage a conflict he says is similar to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Tshisekedi has pinned his hopes on Western pressure against Rwanda, calculating that major investments in Congo \u2014 including a possible minerals deal \u2014 would bring his country much more security and stability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">China currently has far greater <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/20\/world\/china-congo-cobalt.html\" title=\"\">access<\/a> to Congo\u2019s mineral wealth than the United States, while the European Union has negotiated with Rwanda, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_24_822\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">agreeing<\/a> to give it about $935 million in return for access to minerals like tin, tungsten and gold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Tshisekedi said those minerals are plundered by Rwanda from his country, and called Europe\u2019s deal \u201can absolute scandal,\u201d accusing the European Union of being \u201ccomplicit in the theft and looting of Congo.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The European Union has argued that the deal will lead to increased regulation and greater cooperation in the fight against conflict materials. Last week, the European Parliament called for the deal to be suspended until Rwanda ceased all interference in Congo, \u201cincluding exporting minerals mined from M23-controlled areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Competition over Congo\u2019s riches has long kept its population among the world\u2019s poorest, and the weakness of its army has kept it vulnerable to outsiders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">An armed group called M23 began its lightning offensive in eastern Congo earlier this year. The group is made up of roughly 8,000 men that the United States and the United Nations say are directed and funded by Rwanda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">M23 has killed thousands of Congolese soldiers and civilians since January, capturing two key airports and two major eastern <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/card\/2025\/01\/27\/world\/africa\/photos-rebels-goma-congo\" title=\"\">cities<\/a>, Goma and Bukavu. It is currently marching toward a third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Thursday, the United States announced sanctions on an M23 spokesman and a Rwandan government minister for links to the violence in eastern Congo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A thousand miles to the west in Kinshasa, Congo\u2019s capital, Mr. Tshisekedi has been running out of options. Speaking over video call from his wood-paneled office, he said he had skipped recent peace talks on the conflict because Rwanda has insisted he speak directly to M23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to negotiate with M23,\u201d he said. \u201cM23 is an empty shell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of trying to disguise M23 as a Congolese armed movement, saying it is really a creation of the Rwandan military meant to defend Rwandan interests in Congo, including plundering minerals. \u201cWe\u2019d rather talk to Rwanda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, has denied funding or directing M23. In response to a request for comment, a spokeswoman for Mr. Kagame wrote that Mr. Tshisekedi was promoting a \u201ctired story,\u201d and encouraged him to \u201cfollow the road map African regional leaders have decided.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Those regional efforts to resolve the crisis have floundered, and Mr. Kagame has also refused to attend recent peace talks. Calls by the African Union for a cease-fire have so far gone unheeded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But the crisis is at a pivotal moment. In its sanctions announcement on Thursday, the United States warned of the prospect of a wider regional war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This week, M23 attacked all the main Congolese military positions on the road to Butembo, a city north of Goma, according to local reports. M23 has also said it has its sights on Kinshasa. Mr. Tshisekedi has vowed to retake Goma from M23 \u201ceither through dialogue or military reconquest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Trump administration has already shown interest in a deal that could ensure a stream of strategic minerals directly from Congo, Mr. Tshisekedi said. He also touted investments in major Congolese projects including a mega dam that, if completed, would be the world\u2019s largest hydroelectric plant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the same time, Rwanda has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/28\/world\/africa\/rwanda-congo-goma-conflict.html\" title=\"\">cultivated relationships<\/a> with Western powers \u2014 hosting major sporting events and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2023\/dec\/11\/kendrick-lamar-concert-in-kigali-kicks-off-drive-to-put-africa-on-the-global-gig-circuit\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">concerts with celebrities like Kendrick Lamar<\/a> \u2014 making more aggressive sanctions from the West unlikely to come quickly, analysts say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cLeaders need to be braver,\u201d Mr. Tshisekedi said. \u201cIt seems to me everyone\u2019s afraid of Kagame. Why? That surprises me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">M23 claims its mission is to protect one of Congo\u2019s ethnic minorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Thirty years ago, about 800,000 civilians, mostly Tutsis, were slaughtered in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority. After the genocide, many of the Hutus in Rwanda fled into Congo to avoid facing justice. M23 claims the Tshisekedi government is failing to protect Congolese Tutsi, known in Congo as Banyamulenge, from discrimination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Tshisekedi has denied this. \u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d he said in the interview. \u201cI am the first president of this country to have said loud and clear to all my compatriots that the Banyamulenge, or Congolese Kinyarwanda-speaking Tutsi, all are indeed Congolese.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Kagame says the conflict in eastern Congo must be resolved between Congolese leaders and the rebels. He has acknowledged that Rwandan troops are present in Congo, but denies supporting M23. Fighters hostile to Rwanda in eastern Congo pose a national security risk for his country, Mr. Kagame has said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Tshisekedi said in the interview that this was a false pretext to justify invasion. \u201cIn reality, they\u2019re plundering Congo\u2019s natural resources,\u201d he said, calling Mr. Kagame a \u201cwarlord\u201d with a \u201cmania to be the apex predator.\u201d According to the United Nations, M23 already controls much of Congo\u2019s coltan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">So far, the United States has issued condemnations of Rwanda but taken little action. On Jan. 30, President Trump called the fighting in eastern Congo \u201ca very serious problem\u201d but declined to say more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Experts said the sanctions announced on Thursday were a significant symbolic step \u2014 particularly those against James Kabarebe, one of Mr. Kagame\u2019s oldest loyalists, who helped a previous incarnation of Rwanda-backed rebels seize Kinshasa in 1997.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But, analysts say, the United States could go much further, for instance by pushing the World Bank to cut Rwanda\u2019s funding, much of which is provided by the U.S. government, and by reviewing Rwanda\u2019s lucrative role as a supplier of troops to peacekeeping missions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Friday, the U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a draft resolution that called for the withdrawal of Rwandan troops in Congo and an end to the M23 offensive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe only language Kagame understands is force,\u201d Mr. Tshisekedi said. \u201cDiplomacy is not in his DNA.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a 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