Rwanda-backed rebels accuse the US of falling short as a peace mediator in Congo’s conflict
Rebels say Washington has not pressed Congo’s government and point to U.S. sanctions as fighting continues despite a peace deal signed last year.
- On Saturday, the Congo River Alliance, which includes the Rwanda-backed M23, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticizing the American role as a mediator in Eastern Congo's conflict.
- A US-mediated peace deal last year between Congo and Rwanda aimed to end the conflict and define economic partnership terms involving the three countries, unlocking rare earth mineral deals.
- The letter claims the US lacks "impartiality and neutrality," alleging Washington failed to sanction or warn leaders in Kinshasa, Congo, despite their "intransigent and arrogant attitude" toward peace terms.
- Washington sanctioned Congolese President Joseph Kabila last week for allegedly funding rebels, building on earlier measures this year against Rwanda's military and four senior officials for supporting M23.
- Eastern Congo faces decades of unrest as government forces fight more than 100 armed groups, with M23, the most potent, having grown to around 6,500 fighters competing for mineral riches.
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Rwanda-backed rebels accuse the U.S. of falling short as a peace mediator in Congo’s conflict
Rebels in Congo say the United States has fallen short as a mediator in efforts to end the conflict in the African country's mineral-rich east as the Trump administration seeks to open the region's critical reserves to the U.S. government and American companies.
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Rwanda-backed rebels accuse the US of falling short as a peace mediator in Congo's conflict
Rebels in Congo say the United States has fallen short as a mediator in efforts to end the conflict in the African country’s mineral-rich east.
Rebels from the Democratic Republic of the Congo claim that the U.S. has not been up to it as a mediator in efforts to end the mineral-rich conflict in the eastern African country, while President Donald Trump's government seeks to open up the region's important reserves to the U.S. government and U.S. companies.
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