The agreement concluded between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo allows the United States to exploit their minerals

Heads Democratic Republic of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Felix Tshisekedi, W RwandaPaul Kagame signed this Thursday at the Washington A Peace agreement In the presence of United States President Donald Trump, with the aim of ending the conflict between the two countries.

The agreement includes an economic component granted to the United States – Preferential access to strategic minerals in the region.

It’s about The second signing of an agreement between the two countries In less than half a year. In June, they actually signed another agreement at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Marco RubioAnd the foreign ministers of the two countries.

However, violence in the region continued, and in November, representatives of the DRC and the rebel group signed a framework agreement in Doha, brokered by the United Nations. QatarWith the aim of achieving final peace.

He added, “Today we have succeeded where many others have failed, and this has become the eighth war that we have ended in less than a year.” It’s really exciting, because we’re talking about 30 years of struggle and more than 10 million lives.Trump said during Thursday’s ceremony.

Trump explained that the agreement stipulates a permanent ceasefire, the disarmament of non-governmental forces, the return of refugees, and the accountability of those who committed atrocities.

“They had spent so much time killing each other, and now they would spend so much time embracing each other“We hold hands and benefit economically from the United States,” the Republican joked.

The presidents of the two countries thanked the American President for his participation in the agreement, but made clear that: If things “don’t go right,” the responsibility will not fall on Trump. “It is up to us in Africa to work with our partners to strengthen and expand this peace,” Kagame said during his speech.

For his part, Tshisekedi expressed his hope: “We will be clear, but we are very optimistic. These Washington peace and prosperity agreements must be for our people a symbol of irreversible commitment.”

The presidents of Angola, Burundi and Kenya also attended the event. and representatives from Uganda and Togo, among others.

The signing ceremony was held at the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace, an independent body created by Congress, which is now under the control of the State Department and has been renamed after Trump.

Republican Repeat after setting a limit of eight Wars, the latest of which is the Gaza War, which is the controversial argument through which he is trying to obtain the Nobel Peace Prize.

Since 1998, eastern DRC has been witnessing conflict fueled by rebel groups and the army, despite the deployment of the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO).

The crisis in eastern Congo worsened at the end of last January, when the March 23 rebel group (M23), supported by Rwanda – according to the United Nations and several Western countries – took control of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, and weeks later Bukavu, the capital of neighboring South Kivu province.