Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
June 27, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long fighting in eastern Congo. The deal was signed Friday by the foreign ministers of the two countries and witnessed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. President Donald Trump then greeted them at the White House for a congratulatory photo op. The deal will help the U.S. gain access to critical minerals needed for much of the world’s technology at a time when the United States and China are actively competing for influence in Africa. Analysts see it as a major turning point but don’t believe it will quickly end the fighting that has killed millions of people since the 1990s.
