US to host Congo, Rwanda officials for talks on stalled peace efforts, sources say

From left: US President Donald Trump, President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi hold a signed document during a signing ceremony at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, December 4, 2025. 

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The United States has called senior officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to Washington this week for talks on the stalled peace process in eastern Congo, two diplomatic sources and a spokesperson for Congo's presidency said.

Bilateral meetings between the US and each side are scheduled for March 17, with a trilateral meeting on March 18 if progress is made, the sources said.