Congo’s Sham ‘Peace’: US Takes Mineral Wealth to End Violence It Fueled
April 26, 2025
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as posted by the channelKambale Musavuli of the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa joins the show to discuss how President Félix Tshisekedi’s government agreed to a deal that would grant the US exclusive access to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s critical minerals in exchange for military support against the M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Musavul explains how Tshisekedi, facing growing unpopularity and mounting pressure from the advancing M23, agreed to the deal without parliamentary approval– and how Western powers are complicit in the brutal proxy war driving him to the negotiating table.
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