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DR Congo, Rwanda agree to draft peace deal by May 2

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, centre, speaking alongside DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, left, and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe during a signing ceremony at the US State Department on April 25, 2025 in Washington, DC [File: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP]

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have agreed to draft a peace deal by May 2, committing to respect each other’s sovereignty and refraining from providing military support to armed groups.

DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and her Rwandan counterpart Olivier Nduhungirehe signed the agreement in a tense meeting in Washington, DC, on Friday, in which the two did not shake hands.

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