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Congo and Rwanda Agreement Will Benefit the West at the Expense of the Congolese People
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
27 Jun 2025
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Black Agenda Radio · How the Congo and Rwanda Agreement Will Benefit the West at the Expense of the Congolese People

Maurice Carney is the Executive Director of Friends of the Congo. He joins us from Washington to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda’s continued intervention with their M23 militia, Congo’s offer of minerals access to the U.S. government, and the signing of a peace agreement in Washington on June 27, 2025.

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