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Peace Deal with Rwanda Opens Way to 'New Era', Says DR Congo President
- On Wednesday, President Félix Tshisekedi promulgated the Financial Amendment Act for 2025, amid the historic peace agreement signed in Washington on June 27 to end decades of conflict.
- Decades of broken ceasefires and failed negotiations, linked to the long-running conflict in eastern DRC, have caused an estimated 6 million deaths and worsened humanitarian conditions.
- Evidence from the US-brokered peace deal shows commitments to halt hostilities, support armed groups, and protect over 7 million displaced, with Rwanda backing M23 troops.
- The agreement mandates Rwandan troops to withdraw within 30 days and establish economic cooperation frameworks within 90 days, supporting long-term peace and regional stability.
- President Félix Tshisekedi signs the 2025 financial law amid a US-mediated peace deal, with long-term economic plans including mineral supply chain development and a White House summit.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) celebrated its 65th anniversary of independence on Monday, June 30th. The Head of State, Felix Tshisekedi, returned at length, during his address to the nation, on the peace agreement signed between his country and Rwanda, Friday, June 27th, in Washingon. For him, it is a decisive turning point to put an end to a conflict that, for almost three decades, has sown desolation in the eastern part of the cou…
What a Rwanda-DR Congo peace agreement could mean for their conflict and the U.S.
Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement in the White House on Friday, aiming to end a complex and long-running conflict. The peace deal, brokered by the U.S., includes American access to critical minerals in the DR Congo.
Congo-Rwanda deal: Uncertainty over whether the hostilities will end
Analysts say it is going to be difficult for the M23 rebels to withdraw from the cities they seized during their major advance this year and that such withdrawal may either take a long time or another round of fighting.
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed on a peace treaty, negotiated with the US and Qatar. Can it really put an end to the long-standing conflict?
Peace deal with Rwanda opens way to ‘new era’, says DR Congo president
A peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern DRC paves the way for “a new era of stability”, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday.
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