Tshisekedi: Trump Deserves Nobel If Rwanda Peace

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi said President Donald Trump would deserve a Nobel Peace Prize if Trump helps end the long-running Rwanda–DR Congo conflict and praised U.S. efforts around a June peace accord. Tshisekedi said he remains optimistic despite slow implementation and proposed a “minerals‑for‑security” partnership with the U.S., while offering American investors opportunities in mining and renewable projects such as the Inga hydropower site. At the U.N. General Assembly, Trump aggressively lobbied for the Nobel, claiming in a combative speech that he had ended multiple wars and saved millions of lives and citing the Abraham Accords and other claimed peacemakings. Trump said several leaders, including Cambodia’s Hun Manet, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Pakistan’s government, have nominated him. Critics and fact‑checkers disputed many of Trump’s assertions — noting errors such as a nonexistent “Cambodia–Armenia” conflict — and questioned the durability of his claimed peace achievements.