MEPs want to suspend EU-Rwanda deal on sustainable value chains for critical raw materials

The European Parliament urged the EU to suspend its Memorandum of Understanding on Sustainable Raw Materials Value Chains with Rwanda until it ceases all interference in the Democratic Republic of Congo. MEPs called upon the European Commission and member states to freeze direct budget support for Rwanda and halt military assistance to its armed forces. This decision follows the condemnation of Rwanda’s military actions in the DRC and the support for peace negotiations.