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Backroom Barter: The DRC’s Minerals-for-Security Proposal and America’s Quiet Return to Central Africa

Geopolitical Desk | InnerKwest The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is once again on the geopolitical chessboard—this time not as a passive subject of foreign intrigue, but as an initiator of a controversial proposal: offering the United States privileged access to its vast mineral reserves in exchange for security cooperation. While no deal has been finalized, this unfolding story—quietly negotiated …