‘Minerals’: Researcher explains U.S. interest in DRC-Rwanda truce

The agreement signed between DRC and Rwanda has been touted by many as a major step towards ending years of war in Congo’s east.

The United States which brokered the deal got involved after Kinshasa proposed a minerals-for-security offer.

But Dr. Samuel Igba, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pretoria says mineral wealth, is just one of the many drivers of conflict in the region and not the only one.

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