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OFFICIAL: The USA Launches a Strategic Deal with the DRC on Mining & Investment
– U.S. State Department
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Remember when Trump threatened North Korea with ‘fire and fury’ and then still managed to make history by being the first sitting US President to step foot inside the country?
Stranger things have happened than a DRC President facing a rebellion that offers a minerals for security deal to the US President then making said deal
Perhaps Lenny will be there at the 13359 and 15775 border to welcome Trump just like he was at the DMZ
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Matata Ponyo Mapon (born 5 June 1964)[1] is a Congolese politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 18 April 2012 to 17 November 2016.[2] Previously he served as Minister of Finance from 21 February 2010 to 12 April 2012;[3][4][5] as Prime Minister, he retained responsibility for the finance portfolio. He currently serves as Senator for Maniema.[6][7] On 3 May 2022, he founded the political party Leadership and Governance for Development (Leadership et Gouvernance pour le Développement, LGD) and ran as its candidate in the 2023 presidential election.[8]
On a different more pleasant note: Oscar won the SA Grand Prix and leads F1 the world championship.
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DRC and US negotiate future mining agreement
A mining agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United States is currently under negotiation.It is not yet a signed contract, but a framework under discussion, designed to attract more US investment in the Congolese mining sector.
According to the Trump administration, this project is part of its economic strategy for the African continent.
But how is this initiative actually perceived from the American point of view?
The aim of this deal between the DRC and the United States is to allow American companies to invest in Congolese mining, but also in the necessary infrastructure, such as roads, railways, dams and energy.
The US government does not directly manage mines, but facilitates investment through institutions such as DFC or EXIM bank.
The US insists on a “win-win” partnership, compliant with local and international laws, including the environment, work, and anti-corruption.
China well established in the DRC
But this project comes in a particular context. China is now the DRC’s largest trading partner.It accounts for more than half of Congolese exports, and almost half of which are imports. It largely dominates the mining sector.
In the provinces of North and South Kivu, Chinese companies are also regularly accused of exploiting gold and other minerals illegally, often linked to smuggling networks.
It remains to be seen how the US intends to integrate into this complex landscape, especially in unstable areas.
On this point, Washington remains discreet.
The United States on track to drastically reduce its diplomatic presence in Africa
The US is ready to reduce its “soft power” in Africa.This is news from The New York Times, for the time being denied by the head of US diplomacy.
A “total structural reorganization” of the State Department would be in preparation in a presidential decree.
The US diplomatic presence on the African continent would be considerably reduced.
In the United States, a project to restructure the State Department is still a secret.
But the New York Times was able to access the details of the plan.
The biggest change is the reorganization of America’s diplomatic presence in four different regions: Eurasia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific.
So the exit of Africa.
The current office for Africa would be abolished and replaced by a “office of the Special Envoy for African Affairs” that would be subordinate to the National Internal Security Council of the White House, not the State Department.
The draft also states that “all non-essential embassies and consulates in sub-Saharan Africa will be closed”.
Finally, all remaining missions will be grouped under the authority of a special envoy.
Moreover, several US media outlets this past week reported potential drastic cuts in the State Department’s budget, which would lead to the end of UN funding.
Most of the Security Council’s agenda is the African continent.
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