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Leaders of Rwanda and DR Congo sign peace deal alongside Donald Trump - live updates
DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's Paul Kagame have signed an accord aimed at ending a decades-long conflict in the region.
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Here is the full text article courtesy of Reuters.
However, it does not say anything we didn't already know, so feel free to simply scroll on.
December 4, 2025 11:13 AM UTC
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will bring leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda together in Washington on Thursday to sign new deals aimed at stabilizing a war-scarred region and attracting Western mining investment.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi are expected to pledge their commitment to an economic integration compact already agreed to last month, as well as a U.S.-brokered peace deal reached in June but still not implemented.
Analysts say U.S. diplomacy has paused escalation of fighting in eastern Congo but has failed to resolve core issues. The M23 rebel group, supported by Rwanda, seized the two largest cities in eastern Congo earlier this year in a lightning advance that raised fears of a wider war.
Trump has been eager to burnish his diplomatic credentials. Since taking office in January, his administration has intervened in conflicts from the Middle East to Ukraine and beyond. Those efforts have generated mixed results, including a deal in Gaza and criticism that the president should focus on rising discontent domestically with his handling of cost-of-living issues.
Ahead of the meeting, the president's name was added to a sign outside the United States Institute of Peace, a government-founded nonprofit his administration tried to seize control of earlier this year. The deal is expected to be signed at the institute.
The agreement, however, may not immediately change the humanitarian crisis on the ground.
In dueling statements on Tuesday, Congo's army and M23 rebels accused each other of violating existing ceasefire agreements that were renewed last month. At a news conference in Washington on Wednesday, Congolese official Patrick Muyaya blamed M23 for recent fighting and said it was "proof that Rwanda doesn’t want peace."
M23 is not expected to attend the Washington meeting. It is also not bound by the terms of any Congo-Rwanda agreement.
"The U.S., in particular, has been successful in at least putting a pin in the conflict so it doesn't continue to escalate," said Jason Stearns, a regional expert and associate professor at Canada’s Simon Fraser University. "All they've done, really, is put a pin in it, and the core issues have not been resolved. And it doesn't look like they're getting much closer to being resolved."
Rwanda denies backing M23. Kigali has said its own forces have acted in self-defense against ethnic Hutu militiamen linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide. A group of United Nations experts said in a July report that Rwanda exercises command and control over the rebels.
M23 says it's fighting to protect ethnic Tutsi communities in eastern Congo. The rebel group's advances mark the latest episode in an ethnic rivalry in Congo's eastern borderlands with Rwanda, the source of conflict for three decades.
Two devastating wars in the African Great Lakes region between 1996 and 2003 cost millions of lives. The latest cycle of fighting has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more.
Under the Trump-backed agreement, Congo would need to crack down on an armed group opposed to M23, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). Rwanda would need to withdraw its forces from Congo. Little apparent progress has been made toward either pledge since the agreement was signed in June.
"We hope that, after the signing, we will see improvement on the ground," said Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday.
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However, it does not say anything we didn't already know, so feel free to simply scroll on.
Trump hosts Congo, Rwanda leaders in latest push for peace
By Trevor HunnicuttDecember 4, 2025 11:13 AM UTC
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will bring leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda together in Washington on Thursday to sign new deals aimed at stabilizing a war-scarred region and attracting Western mining investment.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi are expected to pledge their commitment to an economic integration compact already agreed to last month, as well as a U.S.-brokered peace deal reached in June but still not implemented.
Analysts say U.S. diplomacy has paused escalation of fighting in eastern Congo but has failed to resolve core issues. The M23 rebel group, supported by Rwanda, seized the two largest cities in eastern Congo earlier this year in a lightning advance that raised fears of a wider war.
Trump has been eager to burnish his diplomatic credentials. Since taking office in January, his administration has intervened in conflicts from the Middle East to Ukraine and beyond. Those efforts have generated mixed results, including a deal in Gaza and criticism that the president should focus on rising discontent domestically with his handling of cost-of-living issues.
Ahead of the meeting, the president's name was added to a sign outside the United States Institute of Peace, a government-founded nonprofit his administration tried to seize control of earlier this year. The deal is expected to be signed at the institute.
The agreement, however, may not immediately change the humanitarian crisis on the ground.
In dueling statements on Tuesday, Congo's army and M23 rebels accused each other of violating existing ceasefire agreements that were renewed last month. At a news conference in Washington on Wednesday, Congolese official Patrick Muyaya blamed M23 for recent fighting and said it was "proof that Rwanda doesn’t want peace."
M23 is not expected to attend the Washington meeting. It is also not bound by the terms of any Congo-Rwanda agreement.
"The U.S., in particular, has been successful in at least putting a pin in the conflict so it doesn't continue to escalate," said Jason Stearns, a regional expert and associate professor at Canada’s Simon Fraser University. "All they've done, really, is put a pin in it, and the core issues have not been resolved. And it doesn't look like they're getting much closer to being resolved."
Rwanda denies backing M23. Kigali has said its own forces have acted in self-defense against ethnic Hutu militiamen linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide. A group of United Nations experts said in a July report that Rwanda exercises command and control over the rebels.
M23 says it's fighting to protect ethnic Tutsi communities in eastern Congo. The rebel group's advances mark the latest episode in an ethnic rivalry in Congo's eastern borderlands with Rwanda, the source of conflict for three decades.
Two devastating wars in the African Great Lakes region between 1996 and 2003 cost millions of lives. The latest cycle of fighting has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more.
A REGION RICH IN MINERALS
The Trump administration has discussed facilitating billions of dollars of Western investment in a region rich in tantalum, tin, tungsten, gold, cobalt, copper, lithium and other minerals. Washington is scrambling globally to secure its access to critical minerals controlled by its rival, China.Under the Trump-backed agreement, Congo would need to crack down on an armed group opposed to M23, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). Rwanda would need to withdraw its forces from Congo. Little apparent progress has been made toward either pledge since the agreement was signed in June.
"We hope that, after the signing, we will see improvement on the ground," said Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday.
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Finally both the peace and econmic deals are signed, the Washington Accords. Thankfully there were no arguments with Trump like there were when the South African president visited Washington DC. I just finished watching each of the speeches from the three presidents and I did not note any major issues.
The next few weeks will be very interesting, noting again that at the AGM Nigel said that he is hoping to have an acceptable deal sorted this year. Hence, hopefully we will see at least an outline of the deal with an MOU sometime in the next few weeks.
The next few weeks will be very interesting, noting again that at the AGM Nigel said that he is hoping to have an acceptable deal sorted this year. Hence, hopefully we will see at least an outline of the deal with an MOU sometime in the next few weeks.
BRICK
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Why do i get the feeling that Felix just doesnt want to be there...
Skar
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Are we part of everybody?
Yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remark
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I think she's saying " You can't eat the crayon Mr. President"
cruiser51
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Give it to the missus for the grandkids.
Because the greedy retard may have to be accountable for the funds generated through the mining sector now the Gringos have a stake!Why do i get the feeling that Felix just doesnt want to be there...
Hodlandwin69
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The agreement makes multiple references to investment into the DRC by "US persons and aligned persons"
So I wouldnt rule out Rio and rich arabs...... They may join in on the party
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