Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is the most prominent armed group in the conflict, and its major advance early this year left bodies on the streets. With 7 million people displaced in Congo, the United Nations has called it "one of the most protracted, complex, serious" crises on Earth.
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00:00The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed a U.S. brokered peace agreement aimed at ending decades of deadly conflict in eastern Congo.
00:12It also facilitated American access to critical minerals in the region, aiming to attract billions in Western investment to a region rich in gold, cobalt and other minerals.
00:23We're focusing first on restoring state authority. We're focusing first on putting an end to hostilities.
00:32We're focusing first on making sure that we regain full control over our sovereign territory.
00:37And then, of course, as anywhere else on earth, business can happen.
00:42Eastern Congo has been plagued by conflict since the 1990s, with more than 100 armed groups operating in the region.
00:49Many are believed to be supported by neighboring Rwanda.
00:52Although the peace deal is seen as a diplomatic milestone, experts remain cautious.
