Friday, June 27, 2025 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda signed a US-mediated peace agreement on Friday, aiming to end the deadly fighting in eastern Congo.
The deal was signed by the Congolese and Rwandan foreign ministers at the US State Department.
The agreement includes commitments to respect territorial integrity, cease hostilities, disengage and disarm non-state armed groups, establish a joint security coordination mechanism, and facilitate the return of refugees, humanitarian access, and regional economic cooperation.
According to various reports, the deal also paves way for the US and American companies to gain access to the region's minerals as an incentive for helping to end the war.
Decades of conflict escalated earlier this year when M23 rebels seized control of large parts of eastern DR Congo including the provincial capitals of Goma and Bukavu in North and South Kivu, intensifying instability in a region long plagued by armed groups.
The Congolese government accuses neighboring Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo, a claim Kigali denies.
The UN reports that the conflict has displaced more than 7.8 million people.
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