EXCLUSIVE — One of President Donald Trump’s most celebrated peace deals has largely collapsed, but the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s prime minister believes it can still be saved.

Trump brokered a peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda in June, boosting hopes that the bloodiest conflict since World War II could finally be drawing to an end. Hopes have since waned after the Rwandan-backed March 23 rebels resumed offensive operations in August.

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