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Congo offers Trump minerals deal in exchange for military aid

Donald Trump has been offered a minerals-for-security deal by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), providing access to materials needed by America’s tech industry in return for help to defeat M23 rebels.

Felix Tshisekedi, the DRC president, proposed the US leader gain access to cobalt, lithium, copper and tantalum for a “formal security pact” to help defeat the Rwandan-backed militia.

He told Fox News that a partnership would allow the DRC to extract and process its critical minerals to benefit US companies, while also building up the African country’s defences.

Mr Tshisekedi said: “I think that the US is able to use either pressure or sanctions to make sure that armed groups who are in the DRC can be kept at bay.”

M23 fighters have captured significant parts of the mineral-rich eastern DRC in recent months, including the cities of Goma and Bukavu.

The rebels on Thursday were reported to have also taken the mining hub of Walikale in an area that contains gold mines and the world’s third largest mine for the tin ore cassiterite.

Mr Tshisekedi’s proposal has been seen as an appeal to Mr Trump’s America-first deal-making instincts when deciding foreign policy.

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, has already been in talks with Washington about offering up his country’s natural minerals to gain