critical / minerals-driven deal
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Responsible Statecraft · United States · The Doha-Washington peace machinery grinds on while the front rearms
Casts the Washington deal as minerals-first: US companies rushing into Congo's cobalt and coltan before the ink was dry, implying the peace architecture is built around critical-mineral access as much as security.
“US companies rush into Congo before the ink is dry on the peace deal.”