Lobbies query US, EU mineral deals with African states
A miner watches a blast hole drill bore into a boulder at the Kibali Gold Mine in Haut-Uele Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 7, 2021.
Lobbies have criticised the recent decision by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to invite the United States government to a minerals-for-security deal.
President Felix Tshisekedi, battling an M23 rebellion, reached out to the Donald Trump administration with a Ukrainian-style proposal in February.
