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https://www.ktpress.rw/2025/05/rwanda-dr-congo-receive-draft-peace-treaty-from-u-s/
A Carefully Sequenced Roadmap:
Since the April signing, progress has moved swiftly and deliberately. On May 2, both Rwanda and the DRC submitted separate proposals on the draft agreement to the United States. Secretary Rubio’s team now holds the responsibility of arbitrating and merging these documents into a single comprehensive draft.
The peace process follows a structured timeline:
A Carefully Sequenced Roadmap:
Since the April signing, progress has moved swiftly and deliberately. On May 2, both Rwanda and the DRC submitted separate proposals on the draft agreement to the United States. Secretary Rubio’s team now holds the responsibility of arbitrating and merging these documents into a single comprehensive draft.
The peace process follows a structured timeline:
- First Phase (until May 15): The U.S. team prepares a unified draft based on the proposals from Kigali and Kinshasa.
- Second Phase (week of May 15): Technical experts from both countries will meet in the U.S. to amend and refine the draft.
- Third Phase (around May 21): Foreign Ministers Nduhungirehe and Wagner will reconvene in Washington to validate the final version of the agreement.
- Final Phase (week of June 15): Presidents Kagame and Tshisekedi are expected to formally sign the peace agreement in Washington. The signing will be attended by:
- U.S. President Donald Trump
- Kenyan President William Ruto, representing the East African Community (EAC)
- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, representing the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé, representing the African Union (AU)
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- Additional representatives from Qatar and France