President Trump will host the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the White House on Thursday to sign a peace treaty and a deal to export minerals to the U.S. Presidents Felix Tshisekedi of Congo and Paul Kagame of Rwanda will finalize an earlier deal settled this summer.

The government says that once it is finished, the pipeline will address chronic fuel shortages in the country and bring benefits for both businesses and ordinary Congolese. Will it? Many are sceptical.

Congo has set new conditions for cobalt exporters, according to a government circular reviewed by Reuters, potentially complicating a recently introduced quota system as the country seeks to keep a tight grip on the key battery mineral.

A recent Ebola outbreak in southern Congo has been declared over by health officials, after no new cases were reported for 45 days.