US is closed on critical minerals engaged in Doctor Congo

The United States closes a transaction with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which would allow US companies to control more critical mineral assets in return for great support for Kinshas’s combat government.

US President Donald Trump recently appointed African Advisor Masad Boulos said he saw the outline of the deal and agreed with the “way forward” with Dr. Congo President Felix Tshasecki.

The agreement promotes “US private sector investments in Dr. CongoEspecially in the mining sector, “added the video published by the D -Congo government.

According to the outlines of the agreement, the US International Development Corporation will sign some investment in the US in the Central African nation, said Joseph Szlavik, a lobby based in Washington, who advised the Congolese government.

Companies that will be attracted within the new frame are not exclusively American, but US enterprises will start investing in lithium Congo, and the agreement will go some way to counteract Chinese domination in rich copper and cobalt.

Among those who look at the huge, but with the support of Bill Gates and artificial intelligence. legally challenged Deposit Lithium Manono. Other participating companies are the American resources Orion Resource, American-Canadian mining investor Robert Friedland, British Australian Shakhtar Tinting and united by mining Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the negotiations said.

Kolod, Orion and Rio Tinta refused to comment. Friedland and United did not respond to comment requests.

Other assets discussed include copper and cobalt assets controlled by Chemaf, a company supported by Singapore Trafigura. Chemaf is sold on sale since 2023 and seeking a new buyer after selling in the Chinese Norinco failed from the opposition from the Congo Gekins. Chemaf refused to comment.

The White House did not immediately respond to a comment request.

D -R Congo, which has huge supplies of copper, cobalt, colton, tin and uranium, first appealed to the United States in February offering the right to mining in exchange for support of the government, state documents said.

The proposal occurs at a time when Washington clicks on Expanded minerals in Ukraine. But in the case of Dr. Congo, it remains unclear how the security will look like.

The Congo’s Security Landscape is much different from Ukraine, as in addition to the direct conflict with the M23 rebels, which is supported by Rwanda, in the east of the Congo, operating more than 140 armed groups.

However, Congolese officials hope to use the transaction to attract support for TSHISEKEDI when it fights for the M23 content. The rebels seized motorcycles with mineral territory and the two largest cities in the Eastern Dctor Congo, Homo and Bukov.

Before leaving Kinshasa on Friday for negotiations on the weekend with President Kenya William Ruto, Uganda Yeurs Museveni and Rwanda Paul Kagam, he said: “We are looking for a strong peace of mind that confirms the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Dr.

Szlavik, who spoke with Kinshas, ​​said the US had already assisted the broker agreement that led to the support of Rwandas, which came out of the area near the tin mine alphamin resources in the Eastern Congo. Alfamine is mostly in the American Denham Capital.

Last year, the mine and the surrounding area made almost 10 percent of the worldwide tin production, and its sunset led to a rise in tin prices and a decrease in the value of Alpha. In return for the removal, the D -R Congo government has agreed to stop the drone attacks on the rebels in the area. Alfamin refused to comment.

Rwanda denies the UN and Western Government government that it supports and armed with the M23 rebels to use the wealth of minerals to Dr. Congo.

But Kzlavik said Washington has no illusions about Rwanda. D -Cong Congo Minerals Transactions and Bulos’ involvement – whose son Michael is married to Trump’s daughter Tiffany – the talks would have sent a strong signal to the regional government on how serious US sovereignty.

“If you are lying, you talk to great.

He added that there is already a huge amount of informal trade, including smuggling of minerals that occur at the eastern borders of Dr. Congo, with armed groups use instability for profit.

“The US says why we do not build roads rather than buy weapons and make a regional plan for how everyone can do business,” Szlavik said.

This may provide for the creation of an industrial zone to Congo, which would export processed metals through neighbors, others in Washington, familiar with the negotiations.

But compared to the minerals pushed to Ukraine, Dr. Congo remains sketchy, some experts in Africa said in Washington.

Bulos from Museveni in Uganda and Kagam in Rwanda in the coming days are key barriers because, given their military force at the Doctor’s Border, and participation in proxy’s power of attorney, silent support for leaders is crucial for any transaction.

Additional James Political Reporting in Washington