Overview
- President Trump hosted the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in Washington to sign documents intended to implement a June U.S.-brokered peace accord.
- The signing also advanced plans for U.S. companies to extract and process minerals in eastern Congo, according to Trump’s remarks.
- Trump characterized the pact as the “Washington Agreement” and said participation by U.S. firms would generate significant benefits for all sides.
- Eastern Congo holds abundant cobalt and other minerals essential to electronics and electric vehicle supply chains, making investment terms a central focus of the initiative.
- Clashes between Congolese forces and the M23 rebel group continue, with reporting that Rwanda supports the rebels complicating compliance and verification.