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Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long fighting in eastern Congo.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in the region.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it “an important moment after 30 years of war.” Earlier Friday, President Donald Trump said at a news conference that he was able to broker a deal for “one of the worst wars anyone’s ever seen.”
“I was able to get them together and sell it,” Trump said. “And not only that, we’re getting for the United States a lot of the mineral rights from Congo.”
The deal has been touted as an important step toward peace in the Central African nation of Congo, where conflict with more than 100 armed groups, the most potent backed by Rwanda, has killed millions since the 1990s.
It’s also at the heart of Trump’s push to gain access to critical minerals needed for much of the world’s technology at a time when the United States and China are actively competing for influence in Africa.
Analysts see the deal as a major turning point but don’t believe it will quickly end the fighting.
Commentary:
More bad news for DSA Marxist Democrats and their media pimps.
Another feather in the cap of Donald J. Trump.
First it was the Indo-Paki war, Israel-Iran and now the Congo-Rwanda war that have been ceased or subdued...
A Nobel Peace Prize for Trump would really make DSA Marxist Democrats freak out, eh?
Regretfully, there's no way the Nobel Socialists would give the Peace Prize to Trump even he secured World peace. Just think who they have awarded that Prize too.
Remember that Yasser Arafat got his Peace Prize and even a street named after him in France despite his involvement in the Munich massacre, but Ronald Reagan (let alone Trump) got basically none of that recognition despite his efforts to end the Cold War.
Can anyone claim Yasser Arafat, Nelson Mandela, Le Duc Tho, or even Barack Hussein Obama doing nothing while 9 months in office were worthy of the Prize?
