DR Congo and Rwanda set to sign US-brokered peace deal

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DR Congo and Rwanda set to sign US-brokered peace deal  The provisional agreement aimed at ending fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to be signed on 27 June.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/19/dr-congo-and-rwanda-set-to-sign-us-brokered-peace-deal  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace agreement.

00:06The deal was brokered by the United States and is set to be signed on the 27th of June.

00:11The provisional agreement, announced by the U.S. State Department, covers issues including disarmament,

00:17the integration of non-state armed groups, and the return of refugees and internally displaced people in Eastern DRC.

00:24Eastern DRC has been gripped by violent conflict spanning back decades.

00:28Several armed groups are competing for access to precious natural resources including gold, copper, cobalt, and lithium.

00:36Congo has accused its neighbor Rwanda of backing one of the largest groups in the conflict, known as the M-23.

00:43The UN estimates that 4,000 of the group's fighters are troops from Rwanda, though Kigali has strongly rejected those allegations.

00:51M-23 is one of approximately 100 armed groups involved in the conflict vying for control in the region.

00:57Congo and Rwanda are not formally at war, and in the past have held peace talks aimed at resolving disputes in Eastern DRC.

01:05Angola stepped down in March as mediator between the two countries after several attempts at brokering peace.

01:11Other nations, like Qatar, also attempted to mediate the conflict in the past with no success.

01:16Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:17Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:18Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:19Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:20Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:21Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:22Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:23Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:24Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:25Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:26Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:27Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:28Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:29Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:30Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:31Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

01:32Angola stepped down in March as the United States.

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