Congo Says It Would Seek Other Partners if U.S. Minerals Framework Fails

Louis Watum Kabamba, Minister of Mines in Democratic Republic of Congo gesture as he speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

The Democratic Republic of Congo will look for other partners if its minerals cooperation framework with the U.S. does not lead to concrete projects, the country’s mines minister said.

“Everything we have done with America is a framework under which we will discuss questions of mutual interest. That is all it is,” Louis Watum Kabamba said on the sidelines of the Indaba mining conference in Cape Town.

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