The deal requires Rwanda to withdraw troops from eastern DR Congo within 90 days and commits Kinshasa to end support for Hutu militias.
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a US-brokered peace agreement in Washington, DC, on Friday, raising hopes of ending decades of conflict rooted in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the signing ceremony with Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and DR Congo’s Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner. The deal requires Rwanda to withdraw troops from eastern DR Congo within 90 days and commits Kinshasa to end support for Hutu militias.
“The agreement is grounded in the commitment made here for an irreversible and verifiable end to state support for FDLR and associated militias,” said Nduhungirehe.
President Trump praised the deal, saying, “They were going at it for many years… one of the worst wars that anyone has ever seen. I just happened to have somebody that was able to get it settled.”
The agreement also includes plans for regional economic cooperation and a joint security coordination mechanism.