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Can a US-brokered deal finally end the DRC – Rwanda conflict?

African military exercise. Photo by Alexander McKinley @ Unsplash
African military exercise. Photo by Alexander McKinley @ Unsplash
  • Analysts question the absence of key rebel group M23 in the talks
  • Critics warn US mineral interests may undermine lasting peace

 

A US-brokered peace accord between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda has raised fresh doubts over whether it can end one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts.

US President Donald Trump looked on as Congolese leader Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame signed the Washington Accord on December 6 in Washington, DC, describing it as a “new beginning” for their countries and the wider Great Lakes region.

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