{"id":18148,"date":"2025-06-28T09:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T07:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/?p=18148"},"modified":"2025-06-28T09:46:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T07:46:41","slug":"drc-rwanda-trump-confirms-the-u-s-gains-a-large-share-of-congos-mining-rights-in-peace-deal-signed-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/drc-rwanda-trump-confirms-the-u-s-gains-a-large-share-of-congos-mining-rights-in-peace-deal-signed-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"DRC\u2013Rwanda: Trump Confirms the U.S. Gains \u201cA Large Share of Congo\u2019s Mining Rights\u201d in Peace Deal Signed in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe negotiated smart. It\u2019s a great deal for peace, but more importantly, for America,\u201d said Trump, who\u2014despite no longer holding office\u2014has remained influential in U.S. diplomatic circles through business networks and his role within the Republican Party. \u201cCongo has the most valuable minerals in the world, and now a big portion of those resources are in good hands: ours.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Hidden Tripartite Deal?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What was officially billed as a bilateral peace agreement between the DRC and Rwanda is now being revealed as a de facto tripartite deal involving major U.S. economic interests. Behind the scenes, several large American mining companies are reported to have secured direct access to concessions in cobalt-, coltan-, gold-, and lithium-rich provinces such as Lualaba, Haut-Katanga, and parts of North Kivu\u2014some of which are still under rebel control.<\/p>\n

A \u201cMining Deal\u201d Disguised as a Peace Accord<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While the official agreement has not yet been made fully public, Trump\u2019s statements confirm long-standing rumors that economic clauses are at the heart of the deal, with military and security provisions taking a back seat.<\/p>\n

Sources indicate that companies like Freeport-McMoRan, the Tesla Mining Consortium, and General Electric Minerals may be granted privileged access to mining zones under new public-private partnerships negotiated during the peace talks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t a peace deal\u2014it\u2019s a resource contract disguised under diplomatic signatures,\u201d says a Congolese parliamentarian who requested anonymity. \u201cThe Congolese people were never consulted about this silent sell-off of their future.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A Reward for Rwanda?<\/p>\n

Another controversial point: despite being widely accused of exploiting Congolese resources through proxy armed groups like the M23, Rwanda is not required to immediately withdraw its troops from Congolese territory under the agreement\u2019s leaked clauses. Furthermore, Kigali reportedly gained economic guarantees, including roles in mineral transport logistics through the Gisenyi Special Economic Zone and the Rubavu border corridor.<\/p>\n

For many analysts, this deal internationally legitimizes Rwanda\u2019s role as a regional powerbroker, or even as a subcontractor for Western interests.<\/p>\n

Reactions in Kinshasa: Outrage and Official Silence<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Kinshasa, backlash is growing. Opposition figures and civil society leaders have accused President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi of \u201chigh economic treason\u201d and claim he has sold off national resources under foreign pressure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is 21st-century mineral recolonization,\u201d said opposition leader Martin Fayulu. \u201cA deal signed behind closed doors, thousands of miles away from the country, without parliamentary debate or public consultation.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, the Congolese government has remained silent. However, sources close to the presidency suggest Kinshasa may have given in to strong diplomatic and economic pressure from the U.S., in exchange for political support ahead of the 2026 general elections.<\/p>\n

Mukwege Sounds the Alarm<\/p>\n

Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege has strongly denounced what he calls a \u201cdiplomatic rape of Congolese sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing is not fair peace, but a new form of occupation disguised under official signatures,\u201d he said at a press conference in Bukavu. \u201cYou can\u2019t negotiate peace while handing over the keys to the national subsoil.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regional and Global Consequences<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The deal could have serious repercussions across the Great Lakes region. Some member states of the African Union\u2014including Angola and Tanzania\u2014are reportedly calling for an emergency summit to review the geopolitical implications of the deal and assess its compatibility with pan-African treaties on economic sovereignty.<\/p>\n

Internationally, China\u2014which has major mining stakes in Congo\u2014has reportedly expressed private concerns, while the European Union is calling for \u201ctransparency\u201d and \u201cclarification on the economic clauses\u201d of the agreement.<\/p>\n

While Washington hails the agreement as a diplomatic success, many Congolese fear that it doesn\u2019t signal the end of violence, but the beginning of a new era of veiled exploitation. For them, peace cannot be built on the loss of economic sovereignty and national dignity.<\/p>\n

The debate is just beginning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe negotiated smart. It\u2019s a great deal for peace, but more importantly, for America,\u201d said Trump, who\u2014despite no longer holding office\u2014has remained influential in U.S. diplomatic circles through business networks and his role within the Republican Party. \u201cCongo has the most valuable minerals in the world, and now a big portion of those resources are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"float","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"Washington \/ Kinshasa, June 28, 2025 \u2014 A stunning revelation is shaking Central Africa: U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that the United States has secured a significant share of mining rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as part of the recently signed peace agreement between Kinshasa and Kigali in Washington."},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_review":[],"enable_review":"","type":"percentage","name":"","summary":"","brand":"","sku":"","good":[],"bad":[],"score_override":"","override_value":"","rating":[],"price":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"jnews_post_split":{"post_split":[{"template":"1","tag":"h2","numbering":"asc","mode":"normal","first":"0","enable_toc":"0","toc_type":"normal"}]},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18150,"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18148\/revisions\/18150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}