DR Congo and Rwanda sign long-awaited peace deal in Washington

In Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Washington signed a peace agreement between two neighbors to end the destructive conflict that lasted decades and potentially the US -profitable mineral access.

The agreement demands the “separation, disarmament and conditional integration of armed groups fighting in Eastern Dr Congo.

More details are insufficient and previous peace agreements in the region failed – but did not deter him to frame the presidents of the US and the Congo as a geneal victory.

President Donald Trump, when the first agreement was reached last week, “This is Africa and … A great day for the world!” He wrote.

He continued: “Another diplomatic success for President Félix Tshisekedi – certainly for more than 30 years, the most important,” said the Congo Presidential Office Before Friday’s signature.

The agreement was signed by the US Department of Foreign Affairs by Congo and Rwanda Foreign Ministers.

Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame went to Washington to meet Trump, but no date has been corrected.

M23 rebels, Regional Capital, Goma, Bukavu city and two airports, including the major regions of Eastern Dr Kongo’nın captured the control of the decades of conflict has increased.

Thousands of people were killed and hundreds of thousands of civilians were forced after the last rebel attack.

After the loss of the region, the government in Kinshasa returned to the US for help and provided access to critical minerals in exchange for security guarantees. Eastern Dr Congo is rich in other sources of vital sources for Coltan and global electronic industries.

Rwanda refused to support M23 Despite the overwhelming evidenceAnd he insists that his military presence in the region is a defensive measure against the threats posed by armed groups such as FDLR – to a large extent a rebellious militia of ethnic Hutus, an ethnic Hutus of 1994 Rwanda genocide.

Rwanda accuses the Congo government of supporting FDLR rejected by Dr Congo. Their assets are very concerned about kugali.

Some information about the agreement was published last weekA statement mentioned the “Provision of Provisions and Hostility on Regional Integrity”, but there was no detail.

He also spoke about “facilitating the return of refugees and internally displaced people.”

According to the Reuters News Agency report, Congo negotiators forced Rwanda to withdraw their soldiers immediately– However, Rwanda, which has at least 7,000 soldiers in the Congo territory.

In an angry statement the day before the signing of the agreement, Rwanda Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe He condemned Rwanda’s “demanding the confidentiality of the discussions from other parties” “leak of a draft peace agreement”.

The calls for the withdrawal of Rwanda troops from Dr Congo are an important point of discussion.

However, Nduhungirehe said, “Rwanda Defense Force ‘,’ Rwanda Troops’ or ‘Reddness’ was not seen anywhere in the document.

Only a few hours before the signing ceremony, Tshisekedi’s office said that the agreement was “really Rwanda troops withdrawn … [but] Only ‘separation’ preferred the term withdrawal because it is more comprehensive.

Unless all the details of the signed agreement were explained to the public and a few important questions were not answered:

• Will the M23 rebel group withdraw from the occupied areas?

• “Respect for regional integrity” does Rwand acknowledge that he has a union in Eastern Dr Congo and withdraws them?

• Does the accepted “return of refugees” allow thousands of Congo to return from Rwanda?

• Does the “disarmament” mean that M23 will now leave their weapons?

• After the failures of a few previous trials, who will disarm FDLR?

• Does the agreed human access allow the reopening of rebellious airports for rebellious supply?

Before Friday’s signature, Rwanda Government Spokesman Yolande Macolo Reuters told the news agency that “the abolition of defense measures in our border area” would depend on the “neutralization of the FDLR”.

One of the main actors in today’s conflict – M23 rebels – was born 16 years ago with a previous peace agreement that could not provide demobilization.

Last year, Rwanda and Congo experts agreed twice under Angola mediation on the withdrawal of Rwanda troops and joint operations against FDLR – but ministers from both countries could not approve the agreement. Angola finally resigned as a mediator in March.