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Rwanda and Congo are due to sign an accord in Washington, paving the way for US investment.

An M23 soldier watches over a group of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda and Wazalendo and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo fighters in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 10. — An M23 soldier watches over a group of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda and Wazalendo and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo fighters in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 10.Photographer: Jospin Mwisha/AFP/Getty Images

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By Michael J Kavanagh

June 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM EDT

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Donald Trump has long scorned Africa. Now he sees it as another potential route to a Nobel Prize.