US president hosts leaders of DRC and Rwanda and says Washington will buy rare earth minerals from the two countries.
![From left, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, US President Donald Trump and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi attend a signing ceremony in Washington, DC, on December 4 [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-04T191314Z_173990078_RC2V9IADTB06_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-RWANDA-CONGO-1764887531.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
US president hosts leaders of DRC and Rwanda and says Washington will buy rare earth minerals from the two countries.
![From left, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, US President Donald Trump and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi attend a signing ceremony in Washington, DC, on December 4 [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-04T191314Z_173990078_RC2V9IADTB06_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-RWANDA-CONGO-1764887531.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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