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DR Congo

A DRC-Rwanda Truce is Key for African and U.S. Interests — Here’s How to Get There

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Rwandan-backed rebels have taken control of the largest city in eastern DRC.
  • The land contains critical minerals, and the DRC has been working with the U.S. to diversify mining away from China.
  • For a cease-fire to hold, parties must see value in upholding it and consequences to breaking it.

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