DRC: DR Congo to Establish US-backed Paramilitary Guard for Mines

Apr 27, 2026
Agence France-Presse and Associated Press
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) plans to set up a paramilitary unit to secure the country’s large mining sites. The General Inspectorate of Mines (IGM), which oversees the country’s abundant deposits of critical minerals, announced the creation of “the mining guard” on Monday. The unit will be backed by investments from the United States and United Arab Emirates as Washington and its ally seek to lock in access to the minerals and the DRC struggles with rebel groups for control in the country’s troubled east.