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DR Congo, Rwanda sign peace deal in ‘turning point’ after years of conflict

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, centre, hosts Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, right, and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe for the signing of a peace agreement [Mandel Ngan/AFP]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have signed a peace deal in the United States to end years of fighting between the neighbouring countries.

Meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Friday, foreign ministers from the two African countries signed the agreement that was mediated by the US and Qatar.

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