Rwanda and the Democratic Republic signed the Peace Agreement in Washington, a decade of decades of devastating conflicts between two neighbors, and potentially giving American introduced mineral approach.
The agreement requires “giving, disarming and conditional integration” of the armed groups was combating in Eastern Dr. Kong.
Further details are scarce and previous peace treaties in the region have failed – however, it did not deter the American and Congolese presidents to frame it as a generational victory.
“This is a great day for Africa and … Great day for the world!” “She wrote President Donald Trump last week on her true social platform when an initial agreement was reached.
“Another diplomatic success for President Felix Tshisekedi – certainly the most important in more than 30 years” said the office of President Congolez before signing on Friday.
The agreement signed the Ministers of the Foreign Affairs of Congolese and Rdanska on the American state department.
He spoke there about the president of Tssiseced and Rwanda Paul Kagam and going to Washington to meet Trump together, although not a fixed date.
Decades of conflict escalated earlier this year when the M23 rebelled the control of large parts of Eastern Dr. Kong, including the regional capital, Goma, the city of Bukava and two airports.
Thousands of people were killed and hundreds of thousands of civilians forced from their homes after a recent rebel offensive.
After losing the territory, the government in Kinshas had turned into the United States for help, allegedly offering access to critical minerals in exchange for security guarantees. Eastern Dr. Congo is rich in Coldan and other resources of vital importance for the global electronic industry.
Rwanda denies to support M23 In spite of huge evidenceand insists that its military presence in the region’s defensive measure against threats representing armed groups such as FDLR – rebel militia, which is mainly composed of ethnic huts associated with the 1994 genocide. years.
Rwanda in turn accuses that the concentring government of FDLR support, which refused Dr. Congo. Their presence is from the greatest caring for Kigali.
When some agreement information was published last weekThe statement talks about “provisions on respecting territorial integrity and prohibition hostilities”, but there was no specificity.
He also spoke about “Relief of refugee returns and internally displaced persons.”
According to the Reuters news agency report, Congolian negotiators were pushed for the immediate withdrawal of soldiers of Rvandan, Ali Rwanda – having at least 7,000 soldiers in condescolic soil – rejected.
In a hot statement the day before the agreement was signed, Randa’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe Convicted “Draft Draft Peace Agreement” says Rwanda “asked” and the other parties to respect the confidentiality of discussions “.
Calls for the total withdrawal of Rvandan troops from Dr. Congo is the main item of prescription.
But Nduhungehehe said “the words” defense forces “,” Rvandan troops “or” withdrawal “did not see anywhere in the document.”
Just with hours before the signing ceremony, Tshisekedi’s office said that the agreement “truly predicts the withdrawal of Rvandan troops … [but] He preferred an expression deviation to withdrawal only because “dissolution” is more comprehensive “.
Unless complete details on signature signature are public, several key issues remain unanswered:
- Will the M23 rebel group withdraw from the areas they occupied?
- Does “respecting territorial integrity” mean that Rwanda admits that he has troops in Eastern Dr. Kong and will pull them?
- Would the agreed “refugee return” allowed thousands of concentrations from Rwanda?
- Does “disarmament” mean that M23 will now lay a weapon?
- Who will disarm the FDLR, after failing a few previous attempts?
- Would the agreed humanitarian approach enable the reopening of the Rebel Airport to supply assistance?
Before signing on Friday, Randan’s spokeswoman Iolanda Makolo said Reuters to the news agency that “abolition of defense measures in our border area” would be contingent on “Neutralization” of the FDLR “.
One of the main actors in today’s conflict – rebels M23 – 16 years ago spread 16 years ago that failed to provide demobilization.
Last year, the experts of Rvandan and Congolese reached the agreement twice under the Angolanic mediation on the withdrawal of Rdand’s troops and joint operations against FDLR – but the ministers from both countries failed to submit a job. Angola eventually stepped out as an intermediary in March.
