Dozens of armed groups are vying for territory in the mining region near the border with Rwanda...Secretary of StateMarco Rubio last month oversaw the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal.
... it’s a much bigger country and it has much more resources, but Rwanda also has a lot of resources and capacities and potential in the area of mining as well,” Boulos said to Reuters.
Rwanda has been accused of both financing and directing the M23 by the United States and the United Nations... The M23 has seized several mining areas, sending 120 tons of minerals every four weeks to Rwanda.
Congo and Rwanda hope ... Eastern Congo has been in and out of crisis for decades with more than 100 armed groups, most of which are vying for territory in the mining region near the border with Rwanda.