US EditionDR Congo and Rwanda Agree to Ease Tensions After Talks in US
Following US talks, DR Congo and Rwanda pledged coordinated actions including Rwanda’s military disengagement to reduce conflict fueled by M23 and other armed groups, officials said.
- On Thursday, Congolese and Rwandan officials met in Washington and agreed on coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo, where government troops fight rebels backed by Rwanda.
- The pledge follows United States sanctions earlier this month against the Rwandan Defence Forces, which officials accused of supporting the M23 rebel group, continuing conflict despite a peace deal signed last year by President Donald Trump.
- Rwanda agreed to disengage forces and lift "defensive measures... in defined areas in Congo's territory," while Congo committed to "intensified efforts" to neutralize the FDLR, an armed group involved in the 1994 genocide.
- Rwandan officials frame their presence as necessary to protect territory from the FDLR, which Rwanda calls a "genocidal militia," while rejecting United States sanctions as attempts to "misrepresent the reality and distort the facts of the conflict."
- Mineral-Rich eastern Congo has suffered decades of unrest, with government forces battling more than 100 armed groups as President Donald Trump continues to facilitate peace efforts, balancing regional stability with American access to minerals critical for global technology.
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Congolese and Rwandan officials have agreed on coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo where Congo is fighting rebels backed by the neighboring Rwanda.
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Congo and Rwanda agree on steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo - The Morning Sun
Congolese and Rwandan officials met in the United States and agreed on coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo, where government troops are fighting rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, according to a joint statement. The statement issued by the Congolese, Rwandan and U.S. governments said that Congolese and Rwandan officials met on Tuesday and Wednesday to advance progress in eastern Congo as peace efforts led by the U.S. and…
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The United States (US) hosted representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, with talks focused on the stalled peace process in eastern DRC. It marked the first encounter between the parties since the US Treasury Department sanctioned the Rwanda Defence Force and four senior officers on March 2nd. Washington has blamed Rwandan support for the M23 rebel group for the continued violen…
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