Posted on 03/22/2025 9:19:58 PM PDT by Red Badger
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, has reached out directly to President Donald J. Trump with a historic proposal: help defeat a brutal rebel force terrorizing his nation, and in return, America will gain direct access to one of the world’s richest untapped troves of critical minerals—worth an estimated $24 trillion.
According to a letter obtained by The Wall Street Journal, President Tshisekedi offered Trump exclusive mining opportunities through the newly launched U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund, a Trump-led initiative aimed at reshaping global investment through pro-American partnerships.
“Your election has ushered in the golden age for America,” Tshisekedi wrote. “Our partnership would provide the U.S. with a strategic advantage by securing critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium, copper and tantalum from the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
The proposal comes just days after President Trump launched a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund, a key piece of his “America First 2.0” economic policy to reclaim supply chains from foreign adversaries like China. Tshisekedi’s plan offers the U.S. Fund exclusive mining opportunities, effectively locking China out of yet another crucial global resource hub.
And while the Biden administration spent four years groveling to China and funding international climate summits that led nowhere, Trump’s firm grip on foreign policy and energy independence is once again paying dividends.
The DRC sits on a goldmine, literally and figuratively, with the Panzi Foundation estimating its untapped reserves at over $20 trillion, according to Fox News.
According to the International Trade Administration:
The DRC has substantial untapped gold, cobalt, and high-grade copper reserves…
Cobalt, one of the key metals to produce electric vehicles, places the DRC in a strategic position for the energy transition. In 2022, the DRC was the world’s largest cobalt miner with a production of 130,000 tons, or nearly 68 percent of the world’s cobalt.
The DRC was the fourth largest producer of industrial diamonds in 2022 with a production of 4.3 million carats. The DRC has globally significant lithium deposits.
In exchange for this mineral windfall, Tshisekedi is asking for something no globalist or United Nations diplomat has managed to deliver: peace through strength. Specifically, the Congolese president is requesting a formal U.S. security pact to help repel the violent M23 rebel group—backed by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and accused of routing both Congolese troops and U.N. peacekeepers in eastern Congo.
M23 has gained control of cities rich in mineral wealth, and their campaign has turned into a brutal free-for-all in a region still reeling from the aftershocks of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
According to Wall Street Jouranl, the United Nations recently confirmed that Rwanda has dispatched 4,000 troops to back M23 and smuggled over 150 tons of coltan—used in nearly every smartphone and weapons system—from rebel-controlled mines. Yet, the global community has been largely silent.
In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier, Tshisekedi made his case directly to the American people, stating, “We want to extract these [$24 trillion untapped minerals] but also process them, as this would create a lot of jobs,” Tshisekedi told Baier. “And we want a partnership that will provide lasting peace and stability for our countries, which we need.”
Meanwhile, China remains deeply embedded in Congo’s infrastructure and mineral operations, with little regard for labor conditions or Congolese sovereignty.
Yet Tshisekedi downplayed any concerns about Chinese interference, signaling his preference for a transparent, fair, and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States.
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Suuuuure. 24 Trillion. In Zimbabwe dollars?
Interesting, China has been stealing them.
No, they've probably got about that much. But how many American lives is that worth? Those mamma jammas have hacking humans to death in their DNA.
I'm not sure too many folks there would understand at will employment, being too used to slavery.
It'd take generations for those people to get to semi-human. You can't gain consent in people like that.
re-colonize Africa. Liberal heads will explode
24 Trillion? That’s worth the investment of a Marine Division if Congress is up to raising the authorized strength and basing the 5th Marine Division there.
If we can be tactically smart and avoid a natuon building attitude this might work to the benefit of both countries.
China is already doing that.
But, but, think of all the unemployed children if modern mining methods were implemented! /s
If democrats ever take power again, they Wil, spend that in the first month or so
We should hire black rock and all the other similar outfits. Give them all shares that would make them or their heirs fantastically wealthy. Great deal for everyone and we don’t have to deal with the optics of “no blood for rare erfs” lol
This should prove entertaining...
Maybe Trump should have a talk with Lao Yang first.
Full documentary: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kOkrYW3vF0o
Quick highlights: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-YL7iythk8
Africa Always Wins.
No
We can provide the weapons and train their soldiers here in the U.S. how to use them but not one of our soldiers should set foot on their soil.
Lol. Good question, though, as Zimbabwe dollars are like toilet paper.
The Republic of the Congo was the largest recipient of US humanitarian assistance in the world in 2024, and 70 per cent of the $1.3 billion in funding received that year came from Washington. Feb 11, 2025
It’s oil sector accounts for about half of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 80% of its exports, making it the third largest producer in Sub Saharan Africa. The country also has a wealth of mineral resources that remain largely untapped.
I would say that the Dems will steal a
substantial amount of it in the first month --
USAID style.
As the man said, the US would have the controlling interest. Bring Job Corps in and teach US kids incredible skills.
The Congolese can learn inasmuch as the demonstrate interest and competency, but they won’t be in charge of anything.
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