The United States and Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday signed an contract to avoid trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials, the US embassy said. The agreement comes after a November UN report revealed that a group of Rwandan rebel in the east of the country effort to sell six containers of uranium which dated back to the days of Belgian colonial rule. The contract highlights Washington's commitment to helping DR Congo efficiently deal with propagation of nuclear materials, the US embassy said in a statement.
The United States has signed related deals with Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, the statement said. The uranium exposed by UN experts came from the country's only uranium mine in Shinkolobwe, Katanga province, which blocked in 1960. Uranium from Shinkolobwe was sold to the United States by Belgium in 1943 and used in the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. DR Congo and French nuclear huge Areva agreed a contract to develop uranium mining in March last year.
The United States has signed related deals with Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, the statement said. The uranium exposed by UN experts came from the country's only uranium mine in Shinkolobwe, Katanga province, which blocked in 1960. Uranium from Shinkolobwe was sold to the United States by Belgium in 1943 and used in the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. DR Congo and French nuclear huge Areva agreed a contract to develop uranium mining in March last year.
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