Rubio hosts signing of peace framework between Rwanda, DR Congo

Rwanda and DR Congo sign joint pledge toward peace deal by May 2

US-brokered agreement aims to halt hostilities, establish security cooperation - Anadolu Ajansı

U.S. Brokers Historic DRC-Rwanda Peace Declaration Amid Mineral Wealth Ambitions

On April 25, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a pivotal signing ceremony in Washington, where the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda inked a Declaration of Principles to address decades of conflict in eastern DRC. Foreign Ministers Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner and Olivier Nduhungirehe signed the document, committing to peace, sovereignty, and […]

DR Congo and Rwanda vow to agree peace plan by 2 May

The two neighbouring nations sign a US-brokered deal aimed at stopping the fighting in eastern DR Congo.

Congo and Rwanda aim for peace as US eyes mineral deals

The two African countries signed an agreement towards a draft peace deal by May 2 in the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Both countries recognize "the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the other and are embarking on a path to settle their differences by peaceful means".

Engaged in an armed conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for some 30 years, both countries expressed their readiness to respect their respective sovereignty in a joint declaration signed in Washington on Friday, 25 April.