US is negotiating a minerals deals with conflict-hit Congo, Trump official says

US is negotiating a minerals deals with conflict-hit Congo, Trump official says

A Trump administration official says the United States is in talks with conflict-plagued Congo on developing its mineral resources under a deal that the Congolese president has said could help make his country safer

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