Overview
- The Congolese government confirmed Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame will be in Washington on Dec. 4 to ratify a final pact and a regional economic integration framework.
- Presidential spokesperson Tina Salama said Congo’s signature hinges on a Rwandan pullback and a prohibition on mixing M23 fighters into state forces.
- Reuters reported the leaders are expected to meet President Donald Trump during the visit, a plan the White House has not formally confirmed.
- The deal builds on a U.S.-mediated accord signed by the countries’ foreign ministers in June and on year-end security measures that have seen little progress.
- U.N. experts say 3,000–4,000 Rwandan troops operate alongside M23 in eastern Congo; Kigali denies backing the rebels, and Kagame says lasting peace depends on local commitment.