Trump Lands Congo-Rwanda Peace Agreement With Impact Unclear
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, from left, US President Donald Trump, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi during a signing ceremony at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington on Dec. 4.
Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump gathered the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to sign a peace accord and economic agreements with the US, though it’s unclear whether the efforts will resolve a 30-year conflict that continues to fester.
“They’ve spent a lot of time killing each other and now they’re going to spend a lot of time hugging, holding hands and taking advantage of the United States of America economically like every other country does,” Trump said Thursday at a signing ceremony in Washington.