News09 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.
News25 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.
News20 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.”