INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S
to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S
portrait of Colin Powell, the first African American to hold the job of top U.S
wracked by conflict with more than 100 armed groups, the most potent backed by Rwanda, that have killed millions since the 1990s.While the
Many Congolese see it mainly as an opportunity for the U.S
the rebels.Trump has pushed to gain access to such minerals at a time when the United States and China are actively competing for influence
the conflict in signing the agreement with Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe
Rubio, lauded the support of the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar in facilitating the agreement, which Doha has been working on for months at the
and others.The agreement has provisions on territorial integrity, prohibition of hostilities and the disengagement, disarmament and
conflict quicklyThe Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is the most prominent armed group in the conflict, and its major advance early this year
left bodies on the streets
will provide it with the security support needed to fight the rebels and possibly get them to withdraw from the key cities of Goma and
Bukavu, and from the entire region where Rwanda is estimated to have up to 4,000 troops
happening in Qatar that are meant to get both Congo and the M23 rebels to agree among themselves how they will end the fighting
fighter jets and much more
Rwanda has denied any involvement, while analysts say that might make it difficult for Rwanda not to be involved in the region.The deal is
Chinese cobalt refineries, which account for a majority of the global supply, rely heavily on Congo.What the US role looks like in ending
doubt in this moment, if you want, when it comes to the credibility of the U.S
told the AP in an interview Friday evening.Analysts say the U.S
American and Congolese governments.The mostly untapped minerals are estimated to be worth as much as $24 trillion by the U.S
province, the hardest hit by the fighting, some believe that the peace deal will help resolve the violence but warn justice must still be
Rwanda, where Hutu militias killed between 500,000 and 1 million ethnic Tutsi, as well as moderate Hutus and Twa, Indigenous people
When Tutsi-led forces fought back, nearly 2 million Hutus crossed into Congo, fearing reprisals.Rwandan authorities have accused the Hutus
who fled of participating in the genocide and alleged that elements of the Congolese army protected them
conflict in east Congo has killed 6 million people, in attacks, famines and unchecked disease outbreaks stemming from the fighting.Source:
