Trump announces he arranged a treaty between Congo and Rwanda in decades-long war

Published June 21, 2025 12:43pm ET



President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon that he brokered a treaty between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda in their conflict over valuable minerals.

Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio assisted in the deal, and the treaty will be signed by representatives from both nations in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The treaty came after several days of negotiations in Washington between both sides, mediated by the U.S.

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