President Donald Trump lauded the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Thursday for their βcourageβ in signing a deal aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo and opening the regionβs vital mineral reserves to the U.S. government and American companies.
The signing offered Trump β who has repeatedly, and often with some exaggeration, claimed credit for resolving some of the worldβs most entrenched conflicts β another platform to present himself as a master dealmaker on the global stage and bolster his long-expressed hope of winning a Nobel Peace Prize.
βItβs a great day for Africa, a great day for the world,β Trump declared just before the leaders put pen to paper. βToday, weβre succeeding where so many others have failed.β
The U.S. president welcomed Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, along with officials from several other African nations who traveled to Washington for the ceremony.
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