Wendy Siegelman<p>War-torn Congo has a deal for Trump: President Tshisekedi wants help kicking out rebels in exchange for access to minerals used by US high-tech firms through the US Sovereign Wealth Fund launched last month</p><p>President Tshisekedi is also in negotiations with Trump ally and Blackwater founder Erik Prince to help collect and secure taxes from mining operations</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minerals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSoverignWealthFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USSoverignWealthFund</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/war-torn-congo-has-a-deal-for-trump-kick-out-rebels-get-minerals-295acfb4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/world/africa/war-torn-</span><span class="invisible">congo-has-a-deal-for-trump-kick-out-rebels-get-minerals-295acfb4</span></a></p>