Donald Trump It announced on Friday (21) that Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will formalize a peace agreement next Monday (24), in a ceremony that will take place in Washington. The signature had been initially scheduled for the 27th.
According to the former US president, the understanding represents a relevant diplomatic framework: “It’s a great day for Africa and, honestly, a great day for the world,” he wrote on the Truth Social network.
The pact, whose terms were defined on the 18th with US mediation, includes commitments such as the preservation of national borders, the end of hostilities, the withdrawal of militias and their possible reintegration, as well as humanitarian measures and regional economic cooperation. A joint security mechanism will also be implemented.
Trump attributed to himself the merit for the treatment of the treaty and said he worked alongside the Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “We concluded an extraordinary agreement between Congo and Rwanda, two countries devastated by a bloody and prolonged war. Few conflicts in the world produced so much suffering,” he said.
The former president still complained, in a ironic tone, of the lack of international recognition: “No matter what I do-whether in Russia/Ukraine or Israel/Iran-I will never receive a Nobel Peace Nobel. But people know about my work, and that is enough for me.”
Violence between the two countries recruited earlier this year, when the rebel M23 group, with Rwanda support, took control of Goma, the capital of Kivu do Norte, which was protected by UN forces, which included five Brazilian military personneland advanced to Bukavu, in Kivu do Sul – regions with great mineral richness, located in the east Congolese. (With information from the EFE Agency).
