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    DR Congo Repatriates Americans in Failed Coup Attempt Amidst Minerals-for-Security Deal Talks
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    09 April 2025

    DR Congo Repatriates Americans in Failed Coup Attempt Amidst Minerals-for-Security Deal Talks

    It’s a symbolic gesture by DR Congo in hopes that it smoothens out an agreement with the U.S.

    Protest sign reading 'NO CONGO NO PHONE' held by a demonstrator during a street protest, with other protesters and trees visible in the background.
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    25 March 2025

    DR Congo's Minerals for Peace Deal: Reinforcing Dependency or Strategic Power Assertion?

    With the world's largest cobalt reserves and a history of conflict, the DRC is proposing a radical new approach: trading mineral access for U.S. military assistance and economic development support.

    An armed M23 soldier stands at the Coltan mining pits in Rubaya on March 5, 2025. A group of people, adults and children, look on.
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    20 March 2025

    M23 Continues Advance in Eastern Congo After Peace Talks Between DRC and Rwanda Presidents

    The armed rebel group has boycotted peace talks due to sanctions by the European Union and says it will keep “[fighting] until our cause is heard.”

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