Rwanda’s Kagame unsure whether peace deal with Congo will hold

Rwanda President Paul Kagame during a press briefing in Kigali on July 4, 2025. 

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Friday he was unsure whether a US-brokered peace deal would hold with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and warned he would respond to any “tricks” from his neighbour.

The agreement signed last week calls for Rwandan troops to withdraw within 90 days from eastern Congo, where the United Nations says they are supporting M23 rebels who seized the region’s two largest cities earlier this year.