Leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to finalise a peace deal next week, which was brokered in June by US President Donald Trump.
DR Congo’s President, Felix Tshisekedi, is set to arrive in the US to sign the historic peace accord with Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, with a meeting fixed between the two leaders for December 4.
The summit is intended to ratify a US-brokered peace deal that had been reached in June, representing the culmination of months of diplomatic efforts led by Trump.
Leaders of Congo and Rwanda are expected to complete the final agreement, along with the signing of a regional economic integration framework negotiated earlier this month, according to Tina Salama, a spokesperson for the Congolese president.
“The president has always desired peace and regional integration, but respect and sovereignty are a must and non-negotiable,” she said.
The peace accord-signing comes just a day after the Congolese President warned that lasting peace in the eastern part of Congo will require genuine commitment from both sides.
“Some of these processes will not work, not just because we are meeting in Washington or the powerful United States is involved, but until those people concerned directly are committed to achieving end results,” Kagame warned.
Eastern Congo has been marred by decades of conflict between the government forces and more than 100 different armed groups.
The conflict between the two sides intensified in 2025, particularly in the cities of Goma and Bukavu, where situation has deteriorated significantly this year.
The M23 rebel group, considered to be the leading and major fighting group in the resource-rich eastern Congo, has agreed to uphold the peace framework to end the conflict.
