Congo’s heart beats for renaissance, but it needs more than signatures to dance again
A US-brokered peace deal aims to end Congo’s long war, but with rebels absent from the talks, many doubt whether signatures alone can bring real change.
On June 27, 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda inked a US-brokered peace agreement in Washington, overseen by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
President Donald Trump called it “a glorious triumph.” Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba-Wagner and Rwanda’s Olivier Nduhungirehe signed on the dotted line, pledging to end decades of violence in eastern Congo.
