The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda formed an economic cooperation agreement across various sectors including energy, mineral supply chains, and infrastructure. This agreement aims to fulfill a peace deal established in June, facilitating regional economic integration. The framework includes developing mineral processing capabilities and ensuring sovereign control over natural resources for both countries. The initiative seeks to attract foreign investments, improving the region’s mining sector, while addressing the conflicts stemming from the exploitation of these resources. The agreement also emphasizes reducing funding to armed groups through the minerals trade.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed on economic cooperation in energy, infrastructure, mineral supply chains, and public health as part of a peace deal.
Rwanda and the DRC affirmed that each country has full, sovereign control over their natural resources, emphasizing the need for local capacity in mineral processing.
The signed deal aims to attract Western investment to the region, rich in valuable minerals like tantalum, gold, cobalt, and lithium.
Human Rights Watch highlighted that the agreement prioritizes a mineral deal, linking economic cooperation and peace, while aiming to eliminate funding to armed groups.
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