20/02/2026
🇨🇩 – For Enhanced Transparency Regarding the Mining Agreement with the United States
The natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo represent a strategic national heritage that determines the future of both present and future generations.
Any mining agreement involving international partners, including the United States, must strictly adhere to the principles of transparency, national sovereignty, and equitable benefit for the Congolese population.
In this spirit, we express our concerns regarding the terms and implications of this agreement. It is essential that:
– The full terms of the agreement be made public
– An inclusive national debate be organized
– Parliament fully exercise its oversight role
– An independent assessment evaluate the economic, social, and environmental impact
If these guarantees are not ensured, a thorough review of the agreement would be necessary in the supreme interest of the nation.
Our position is not opposed to international partnerships. On the contrary, we believe in balanced and mutually beneficial cooperation. However, any collaboration must primarily serve the sustainable development of the DRC and deliver tangible improvements to the living conditions of its people.
Sovereignty over natural resources remains a fundamental and non-negotiable principle.
We call for constructive, transparent, and responsible dialogue to ensure that the country’s wealth fully contributes to its development.
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Signed:
New Hope for Poor
FFF Goma
Minova
Bukavu
ICP MINOVA
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