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Trump Administration Brokers Peace Deal: Rwanda and Congo

There has been a war between Rwanda and The Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly 30 years. A brutal, bloody war that has left millions dead. On Friday, the leaders of both Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo met at the White House to sign a peace agreement brokered by the Trump Administration.

At a ceremony with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Department of State, the two countries’ foreign ministers signed the agreement pledging to implement a 2024 deal that would see Rwandan troops withdraw from eastern Congo within 90 days, according to a version initialled by technical teams last week and seen by Reuters.

Kinshasa and Kigali will also launch a regional economic integration framework within 90 days, the agreement said.

“They were going at it for many years, and with machetes – it is one of the worst, one of the worst wars that anyone has ever seen. And I just happened to have somebody that was able to get it settled,” Trump said on Friday, ahead of the two sides signing the deal in Washington…

There is an understanding that progress in ongoing talks in Doha – a separate but parallel mediation effort with delegations from the Congolese government and M23 – is essential before the signing of the economic framework, the source said.

The agreement signed on Friday was set to voice “full support” for the Qatar-hosted talks, according to the initialled version.

It also says Congo and Rwanda will form a joint security coordination mechanism within 30 days and implement a plan agreed last year to monitor and verify the withdrawal of Rwandan soldiers within three months. Daily Wire

The United States will see a boon in mineral rights from the Congo for the peace agreement, if the final economic agreement is signed. The Democratic Republic of Congo has held one of the world’s largest deposits of important minerals for US National Security.  This agreement is not the final answer, since further talks are set for Qatar soon.

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We can only hope that this agreement will end the decades of death in the two African countries. But it will not be easy.

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Faye Higbee

Faye Higbee is the columnist manager for Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. She has been writing at Conservative Firing Line since 2013 as well. She is also a published author.

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