Rwanda and the DRC are about to ink a peace deal brokered by Trump, with both presidents heading to Washington to make it official. The White House confirmed that Paul Kagame and Felix Tshisekedi will be signing an agreement meant to stop the fighting between Congolese forces and the M23 rebels, who've been tearing up eastern Congo. The conflict ramped up hard when M23 grabbed control of Goma and other key spots earlier this year.
The whole thing goes back to tension from the Rwandan genocide aftermath, and the rebel group is mostly Tutsi fighters who Rwanda says need to be recognized as legit Congolese citizens. American diplomats have been working on this for months, first getting foreign ministers to sign something back in June, then hammering out an economic piece in Doha before this final push.
The full terms haven't dropped yet, but the deal is supposed to calm things down and open up some economic opportunities between the two countries.
The whole thing goes back to tension from the Rwandan genocide aftermath, and the rebel group is mostly Tutsi fighters who Rwanda says need to be recognized as legit Congolese citizens. American diplomats have been working on this for months, first getting foreign ministers to sign something back in June, then hammering out an economic piece in Doha before this final push.
The full terms haven't dropped yet, but the deal is supposed to calm things down and open up some economic opportunities between the two countries.
