Lewzer's 'historic' peace deal for DR Congo shattered

Saturday, December 13, 2025

The US ambassador to the UN has accused Rwanda of leading Africa's Great Lakes region toward war, just over a week after a peace deal was signed in Washington to end the decades-long conflict. US President Donald Trump Trump hailed the deal between DR Congo's President Flix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame as "historic" and "a great day for Africa, great day for the world".

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But the M23 rebel group says it has "fully liberated" the key city of Uvira in an offensive the US and European powers say is backed by Rwanda. UN experts have previously accused it of having "de facto control" of the rebel force's operations. Rwanda denies the allegations, however, its presence in Washington was a tacit acknowledgment of its influence over the M23.

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Pres Trump, in his peace deals, seems to be more concerned about the short-term transactional aspects of establishing a cease-fire.

But in doing so, he seems to neglect the longer term ramifications of those results.

And, for the countries at war, it usually is not about some short-term acquiescence, it is about the long-tern solution that ends decades of fighting.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-13 02:42 AM