A digger with a shovel at the Rubaya coltan mine, which is controlled by M23, in March 2025. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
US President Trump says he has ended the long war in eastern Congo. At a signing ceremony hosted by Trump in Washington on December 4, Congo and Rwanda, which has long been accused of backing the rebels, reaffirmed their commitment to peace.
US officials say Western companies could invest billions of dollars to extract Congo's critical minerals once peace is secured.
But despite signing peace deals, Congo's M23 rebels have tightened their grip on power by enlisting more soldiers, building a parallel administration and seizing mines rich in critical minerals.
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