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DRC and Rwanda hold fresh talks in Washington to revive fragile peace deal

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, while DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner applauds, after the signing of a peace deal in Washington DC, 27 June. AFP - MANDEL NGAN

Following months of tension since the signing of a peace deal in June, delegations from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are back in Washington this week, hoping to revive stalled efforts to end the conflict in eastern DRC.

The talks, which are being held on 21 and 22 October, mark the third session of the Joint Security Coordination Mechanism – a framework established under the peace agreement signed on 27 June in Washington.

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