Trump plan near success as Congo, Rwanda initial peace deal
DRC Foreign minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (left) and Rwanda's Olivier Nduhungirehe sign the Declaration of Principles between the two countries facilitated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on April 25, 2025.
The negotiating teams from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialled the text of a prospective peace agreement between the two countries, signalling the success of the US-led mediation in ending their long-standing tensions.
The teams approved the text in the presence of US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker and will now await the ministerial signing of the peace agreement on June 27, 2025, in the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the US State Department announced on Wednesday.
