U.S. President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday for the signing of a peace agreement, the White House said.
As seen on Reuters, the meeting is intended to build on a U.S.-brokered peace deal reached in June and formally signed by both countries’ foreign ministers, as well as on an economic framework agreement that was concluded in November.
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The talks come after the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group launched a rapid offensive in eastern Congo earlier this year, capturing the region’s two largest cities and heightening concerns about a broader regional conflict.
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