Peace Is Negotiable, Access Is Not: How Africa’s Mineral Belts Became War Economies

May 13, 2026 | Babatunde Fatai
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On February 18, 2026, a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo was supposed to begin. It did not. M23 had publicly rejected the Angolan-proposed truce days before it was meant to take effect, and the FARDC and M23 traded fire within 24 hours of the announced start.