DRC Forms Paramilitary Guard to Shield Massive Mining Operations
TL;DR
The Democratic Republic of Congo is deploying a paramilitary force to guard its expansive mining sites, signaling a state-led effort to secure key mineral assets amid evolving security and investment dynamics.
- Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding AP News
- DR Congo to establish US-backed paramilitary guard for mines Al Jazeera
- Congo Plans Paramilitary Unit for Mines With US, UAE Funding Bloomberg.com
- Congo launches $100 million US-backed mining guard to secure sites Reuters
- US pressure forestalls further M23 advances in DRC African Business
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