
CutTheClutter: Trump brokers DR Congo-Rwanda truce: How resource curse fuelled unending conflict in heart of Africa
#cuttheclutter Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal, marking the end of decades-long fighting in eastern DRC that upended millions of lives. In Episode 1689 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces DRC’s roots, from being a Belgian colony till 1960 to Mobutu’s rule and the 2009 pact that led to the birth of Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group; he also explains how large reserves of tantalum and cobalt have brought the ‘resource curse’ tag upon DRC and Rwanda.
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