Washington Accord

  Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formally signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on June 27, 2025, at the U.S. State Department, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and senior U.S. officials present. The accord aims to halt a long-running conflict that has resulted in thousands of deaths and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians this year. According to the Washington Post, the conflict escalated in early 2025, […]