Overview

• Signed June 27, the accord mandates phased disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration of armed groups operating across the DRC–Rwanda border.
• The deal grants the United States lucrative access to Congolese mineral reserves in exchange for a role in monitoring on-the-ground implementation.
• U.S. teams have arrived in eastern Congo to oversee the accord’s early steps toward demobilization and community reintegration.
• President Trump and President Félix Tshisekedi have publicly endorsed the agreement’s potential to end decades of violence and spur regional stability.
• Meanwhile, Trump’s Oval Office compliment to Angolan journalist Hariana Veras has ignited discussions about presidential conduct and gender dynamics in media interactions.