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Published on: 30/01/2025 | 19:47:30
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Rwanda-backed rebels seized control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma this week. It prompted a flurry of declarations condemning Rwanda from the U.N. And western nations. Yet the international community has stopped short of putting financial pressure on Kigali. The contrast has to do with Rwanda’s evolving stature both in Africa and the West. The European Union has pledged to invest over $900 million in Rwanda under the Global Gateway strategy. In 2012, that aid was a key source of leverage as the western powers pressured Rwanda to end its role in the fighting. Only a few nations have implied Rwanda’s involvement could jeopardize the flow of aid. But today, the international community has fewer means to influence Rwanda. Rwanda contributes more personnel to U.N. Peacekeeping operations than all but two countries. Rwanda is a key supplier of troops deployed to Central African Republic. The country has also agreed deals to deploy its army to fight extremists in northern Mozambique. Rwanda is a top exporter of tantalum, a mineral used to manufacture semiconductors. The U.S. State Department said Rwanda exported more minerals than it mined, citing a U.N. Report. Congo filed lawsuits against Apple’s subsidiaries in France and Belgium.
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