KINSHASA, 26 Jan. - (ANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sent the US a shortlist of state-owned assets that American investors can consider as part of a minerals pact,Congolese officials told Reuters. 

 

The list — which covers cobalt, copper, gold, lithium, and manganese mining projects — marks Kinshasa’s most direct offer to Washington so far, they said. 

 

In return, DR Congo is seeking development investment and security guarantees from the US. 

 

The partnership comes at a time when Washington is trying to end its reliance on Chinese-controlled mineral-processing. 

 

The Trump administration has accelerated efforts to secure its own supply chains, brokering a peace deal last year between DR Congo and neighboring Rwanda — though fighting has persisted in the former’s eastern region. 

 

Washington and Canberra have also agreed to each invest $1 billion in mining projects to bolster mineral supply chains.   - (ANA) -

 

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