DR Congo and Rwanda sign peace deal

U.S. President Donald Trump hails a “historic” peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, even as fighting continues in their war-scarred region

Dec 4: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame (left) and Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi (right) sign peace deal at summit hosted by Trump in Washington DC, but clashes between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and Congolese army continue across mineral-rich east of DRC

DR CONGO

Detail map

Kinshasa

500km
310 miles

Lake Kivu
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Edward
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
North Kivu Province
South Kivu Province
Gitega
Bujumbura
Kigali
Masisi
Goma: Captured by M23 on Jan 30
Bukavu: Seized on Feb 14
Uvira
RWANDA
BURUNDI
UGANDA

M23 area of operations
M23 allies
Advances since Nov
Significant fighting reported Nov 28-Dec 3

50km
30 miles

Sources: Critical Threats, Reuters, BBC
Pictures: Getty Images, Google Earth
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