The US-brokered peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signed on the 27th of June, exemplifies a growing trend of “peace-for-resources” diplomacy (Source). While this provisional agreement aims at ending hostilities, it also explicitly links to American strategic interests in the DRC’s vast mineral wealth (including cobalt, coltan and lithium), […] The post DRC, Rwanda and the USA. “Peace-for-Resources” Diplomacy in Central Africa appeared first ...
