Leaders from Congo and Rwanda just met in Washington to ink an agreement that could reshape access to eastern Congo's mineral wealth. The deal focuses on winding down the regional conflict while potentially unlocking those resource-rich territories for U.S. government interests and American corporations. Eastern Congo sits on massive deposits of minerals critical for tech infrastructure – we're talking cobalt, lithium, and rare earths that power everything from batteries to hardware. This peace framework might shift who controls the supply chains behind those materials.