US Pushes for Economic Pact in Congo-Rwanda Peace Agreement
A US-brokered peace deal between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will include the outlines of a separate economic integration pact between the two nations — to be concluded within three months, people with direct knowledge of the talks said.
A draft economic framework includes plans for mineral-revenue sharing, rail and road transportation infrastructure and the development of a $760 million hydropower plant on the two nations' border, one of the people said. They may also collaborate on electricity production from methane within Lake Kivu, which also spans the boundary, the person said.
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