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Rwanda and DR Congo begin complex peace process after signing US-brokered deal

Rwandan President Paul Kagame (L) and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi have formalised a US-brokered peace accord in Washington. © Getty Images via AFP - CHIP SOMODEVILLA

The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have formalised a peace deal in Washington at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump, though fresh violence raises questions about the accord aimed at ending one of Africa's longest wars.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame, the longtime president of Rwanda, officially signed the "Washington Agreements for Peace and Stability" in the US capital on Thursday, nearly a year after they failed to make a similar joint declaration in Angola.

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