Comments on: Congo offers US, Europe minerals in exchange for peace

By: Gerald Rottermann

Gerald Rottermann — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:58 +0000

In reply to African Development Initiative. Africa is walking itself back to slavery, whilst lives were lost fighting for Africa independence. How did the countries who chased the French and taken back all it's Minerals Resources rights do it why can't DRC follow the same template.

By: khalid

khalid — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 04:16:31 +0000

That’s exactly why the war was taking so long, enemies were being funded by the same people who are offering to help.

By: MUNTU Vincent

MUNTU Vincent — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:25:21 +0000

How will the USA and EU end conflict? Is it by killing the M23 as Congolese people or helping the negotiation process btn government and The M23

By: Candibale Brahan Ajidia

Candibale Brahan Ajidia — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:51:51 +0000

Let each and every Country struggle for the marketing of their Natural resource at their own pricing policies not a middle mans deal.

By: James Napier

James Napier — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:47:37 +0000

The enormous distances in the Congo did not stop Kabila Senior from marching the Banyemelenge to Kinshasa in the early 1990s. Tin also reaches Rwanda from Uganda. I was at the Mwirasandu Tin project about 5 – 6 hours south-west of Kampala, close to the Rwandan border. The locals we were involved with were exporting their artisanal tin to Rwanda. I assume because of receiving dollars and paying zero tax.

By: Anicet Benedict Minde

Anicet Benedict Minde — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:16:02 +0000

US and Europe should stop arming M23 through Rwanda. Peace is required in eastern DRC.

By: Agaba Asaph

Agaba Asaph — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:22:31 +0000

This is a total madness of highest order. How can a president give away government’s resources in exchange of peace. This is how African leaders sale Africa. Instead of negotiating with his fellow Africans, when will Africa learn to be independent and solve it’s problems.

By: Charles Modest

Charles Modest — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:10:36 +0000

In reply to Hesbon 254 . He. Could have taken leaf from Niger president Ibrahim of how he deal with France. He kick them out of he county and he is one very respected president in Africa.

By: Melvin Pinder

Melvin Pinder — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:55:32 +0000

Don’t give them nothing because they already robbed us from a most of everything

By: Ken Imanyara

Ken Imanyara — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:07:20 +0000

Like seriously??
The president thinks by exchanging all the minerals he’ll buy peace??? When will this madness end in some African countries???

By: William

William — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:29:17 +0000

Je suis d’accord que mon pays retrouve la paix. Et si celà passe par la négociation avec les USA et l’UE, franchement je n’ai pas de choix; à condition que le peuple se retrouve. La sécurité et la paix sont des denrées extrêmement existentielles pour la population congolaise, à côté de situation socio-économique qui va s’installer au fur et à mesure que le pays retrouve la paix.
Je suis en dehors du pays où je peux mangé et boire, mais depuis je suis ami des insomnies, anorexique et anxieux. Comprenez que le Congo doit rester un et indivisible jusqu’au retour du créateur qui nous a donné cette portion de terre enviée par le monde entier, en lui nous croyons.

By: Ok aho

Ok aho — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:22:41 +0000

Smart move for DRC well let’s see what uncle Sam do with Rwanda

By: Kasirye Kabala

Kasirye Kabala — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:48:43 +0000

Wednesday February 26th 2025 The West kis Long overdue in legally addressing the mineral and security plight of Congo because it's Leaders decided to liaise with Non-Aligned Marxist Movement of Russia, China and North Korea, that offered no security guarantee to the social economy but instead time and again assassinated the Zaire, Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring national democratic presidential elected presidents. Russia is the greatest cause of insecurities in Africa by liaising with on-purpose criminal squads like M23 Marxist Bandits/Robbers proxies in Uganda , Rwanda , Tanzania , Ethiopia etcetera.

By: Hesbon 254 🇰🇪

Hesbon 254 🇰🇪 — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:31:14 +0000

It’s only an idiot leader who can allow the Western power to take county’s resources in the name of safeguarding his power

By: Guylain

Guylain — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:30:25 +0000

C’est ce que notre président aurait compris depuis que dans la politique, ce ne sont les intérêts qui comptent. Le président Félix demandait de l’aide depuis longtemps en décriant la violation de notre territoire, les États-Unis semblaient ne pas s’inquiéter. Mais dès l’exploitation minière est mis en jeu… Voyons la suite.

Ce sont les dirigeants africains qui ne comprennent pas encore qu’il n’y a rien pour rien et l’intérêt de son pays doit passer avant l’intérêt des autres.

By: Karfa Jamanka

Karfa Jamanka — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 07:56:57 +0000

This Mineral Looting is the ONLY reason for the unrest in the DRC, since Laurent Kabila’s invasion. Nobody needs a Fortune Teller to know that all that glitters in Rwanda is from The Congo!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 07:18:17 +0000

I feel like Africa is not United.

By: Eliya Kakumwela

Eliya Kakumwela — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 06:51:00 +0000

The AU is a disgrace. It should.just be disbanded. Why should the DRC go all the way to Europe and America to look for security when we have our own? When will Africa wean itself f.rom dependance on the West? And we call ourselves “Independent”.

By: African Development Initiative

African Development Initiative — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:08:01 +0000

Where is African Union as Africa is being sold to the West. This does not make sence

By: Aloyce Ditrick Mwageni

Aloyce Ditrick Mwageni — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:33:39 +0000

For my own view, I think thiseked and his government have done a big mistake. We should remember that the military weapons used by M 23 comes from Europe especially USA. How come possibly that are willingly to solve this conflict? Instead they will press conditions that will make war endless while knowing that they benefit by this mineral contact. To solve the problem means to end up the mineral contract. Because after solving conflict then where are they going mineral again? Logically is not true because it contradict itself

By: THAKKAR

THAKKAR — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:45:25 +0000

I Will still pray and request Respected President of Drcongo that please instead of selling or proposing raw cobalt or any mining goods

Invited investors to have their manufacturing companies in Drcongo and give stability to the country

Brothers and sisters have right to live nice and beautiful life who always been in horrible environment and painful too

Selling and getting peace is not the solution enough

Inviting Indian European United States of America investors to built factories and manufacture things there let’s them help to built beautiful Drcongo

Any mining things should not go in raw or in any forms

Only manufacturing way

Congolese brothers and sisters are tired and now we all should work together to let them have wonderful life

By: Hunting.Targ

Hunting.Targ — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 01:25:58 +0000

This is both exciting and dangerous:
It could be seen as carte blanche by US warhawks to engage in ‘nation-building’ while jilting China and improving national security supply lines against the PRC’s stranglehold on rare-earth minerals. At the same time, if the situation is ignored or mishandled, it could lead not only to supply line disruption but further destabilization, which would be bad for both western and asian interests.
The shrewdest move would be for NATO to open temporary relations with DRC in order to quell unrest and secure stable supplies of its specialized mineral assets. Whether or not that or a similar move will be made is a shot in the dark.