Last November, America’s top spy landed in Kinshasa with an unusual offer for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, Felix Tshisekedi: The US would share secret intelligence with his government in return for his participation in a cease-fire in one of the world’s longest-running conflicts.
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Tshisekedi that the US would highlight the movements of the powerful M23 rebel group that’s active in the eastern DRC, a mineral-rich region home to a conflict that’s raged on-and-off for more than 30 years. Haines made a similar offer to Rwandan President Paul Kagame during a trip to Kigali, which US and United Nations officials say backs M23.
Surging violence in eastern DRC and ongoing tensions with neighboring Rwanda have further destabilized the resource-rich region since the rebels launched a major offensive in November 2021. During these calls — which continue today — each side shares concerns about troop movements and other activities by the other side. US officials would then either corroborate or dispel these concerns in a bid to build trust.
Still, American diplomacy has managed some tangible results, said two Western officials briefed on the talks.
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