The irony of ‘Africa-led’ peace processes on foreign lands
From left: Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi having a conversation in Doha, Qatar on March 18, 2025.
The US has lately been pushing Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace accord at the White House in about two months, accompanied by bilateral minerals deals with both countries.
President Donald Trump’s senior Africa adviser, Massad Boulos, told Reuters on Thursday that a US-backed peace accord would come amid an advance by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Congo, the latest cycle of violence of a decades-long conflict in a region rich in minerals, including tantalum and gold.
