Dr. Congo and Rwanda sign long-awaited peace deals in Washington

The Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a peaceful deal in Washington aimed at ending the decades of the devastating conflict between two neighbors, and perhaps the US -profit access is provided.

The transaction requires “disconnection, disarmament and conditional integration” of armed groups fighting the Eastern Doctor of Congo.

Further details were scanty, and previous peaceful deals in the region failed – but it did not release the US presidents and the Congolese from framing it as a victory in the generation.

“It’s a great day for Africa and … a great day for the world!”, President Donald Trump wrote on his social platform last week when the initial agreement was reached.

“Another diplomatic success for President Felix Tshasecki is definitely the most important in 30 years,” ” stated that on Friday the signing of President Congolese President.

The transaction was signed by foreign ministers and Rwanda in the US State Department.

There were talk about Tshasecki and President Rwanda Paul Kagam, who was traveling to Washington to meet Trump together, though the date was not recorded.

The decades of conflicts increased earlier this year, when the M23 rebels seized control over the Eastern Doctor of Congo, including the regional capital, Guo, Bukava and two airports.

Thousands of people were killed and hundreds of thousands of civilians are forced from their houses after the recent rebel offensive.

Following the loss of the territory, the government in Kinshas sought help, offering access to critical minerals in exchange for security guarantees. Eastern D -R Congo is rich in colton and other resources that are vital for the global electronics industry.

Rwanda denies M23 support Despite the prevailing evidenceAnd he insists that his military presence in the region is a defensive measure of threats representing armed groups such as FDLR is a rebel police, which is largely composed of ethnic houses associated with the 1994 Rwand genocide.

Rwanda, in turn, accuses the Conglr Conglr, who denies D -Congo. Their presence causes great concern of the cigarette.

If last week a deal was releasedThe statement said “the provisions on respect for territorial integrity and the ban on hostilities”, but there were no specifics.

He also told about “relief of refugees and internally displaced persons.”

According to the Reuters Agency report, Reuters, Congolese negotiators pushed to the immediate exit of the Rwanda soldiers. But Rwanda – having at least 7,000 troops on the Congolese Glee – refused.

In an angry statement the day before the transaction was signed Condemned the “leakage of a peace agreement”, stating that Rwanda “demanded from other parties to respect the privacy of discussions”.

The calls for the complete withdrawal of Rwanda’s troops from Dr. Congo are the main dispute.

But Nduhungirhe said that “the words” Rwanda forces “,” Rwandan troops “or” cancellation “are nowhere not noticed in the document.”

A few hours before the signing ceremony, the Tshasecki office said that the agreement “really provided for the abolition of Rwanda’s troops … (but) preferred the disconnection of the cancellation simply because” shutdown “is more exhaustive.

If only until the full details of the signed transaction are published, there are several important questions unanswered:

• Will the M23 insurgent group come out of the districts they occupied?

• Does it mean that “respect for territorial integrity” means that Rwanda admits that there are troops in the Eastern Doctor of Congo and give up on them?

• Would you agree to “refugee return”, allowed the thousands of Congolese to return from Rwanda?

• Does it mean “disarmament” that M23 will now lay their weapons?

• Who will disarm the FDLR after the failure of several preceding attempts?

• Will the agreed humanitarian access allow the restoration of the insurgent airports to put help?

Prior to the signing on Friday, the Rwanda Mohakala Government Press Society said Reuters Reuters that “the abolition of defensive measures in our border zone” will depend on the “neutralization” of the FDLR.

One of the main actors of today’s conflict – the M23 rebels – was generated by the previous peace agreement 16 years ago, which failed to ensure demobilization.

Last year, Rwanda and Congolese experts have twice reached an agreement within the framework of the Angolan Mediation on the abolition of Rundian troops and joint FDLR operations, but the ministers of both countries failed to approve the deal. Angola eventually left as a mediator in March.