The officials gave two reasons investors stay away. Both matter, and they are usually collapsed into one.
The Sanctions Architecture of the Washington Accords Faces Its First Courtroom Test with Joseph Kabila, sanctioned by the US Treasury on April 30, 2026 for material support to the M23 and AFC, taking his designation into a US federal courtroom.
In May 2026, the Council of Ministers adopted a decree adding six more. Three to nine, in one act yet most coverage reported the royalty. The more interesting material is underneath it.
The 17 August letter is right where it has been doubted, wrong where it is most confident, and blind to the provision that would have made its case.
Two months after 56 percent of Congolese conditionally endorsed the American bargain, the treaty they priced sits adopted, unpromulgated, and overtaken on both sides of the rivalry.
Washington is financing a route through Angola. Abu Dhabi is signing terms for terminals on the Congolese coast. The obligations and the capacity are moving in different directions, on different timelines.
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