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The motivations behind Rwanda's intervention extend beyond ethnic security concerns. The DRC is rich in valuable natural resources, including gold, coltan, and tin—components critical for global electronics production. Reports suggest that as Rwanda’s military operations ramped up, so too did its mineral exports, raising suspicion of organized resource theft. The DRC, once the leading exporter of coltan, has seen its resources increasingly redirected to Rwanda, which benefits economically from these activities despite the absence of substantial known deposits within its own borders.