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WASHINGTON - The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal aimed at ending the long-running conflict in the region at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump in Washington. At the signing ceremony on December 4th, President Trump had praise for both of these courageous leaders..
At the beginning of the event at the newly-renamed Donald J Trump Institute of Peace, Trump said the peace ceremony was a "great day" for Africa and the world, later branding it "historic".
"I have a lot of confidence in both leaders," The President said, "We'll keep these commitments. I know they're going to keep them and follow through on the agreement and create a much brighter future for the people of their countries."
Trump got the two countries' foreign ministers to sign a peace accord in June, hailing it as a "glorious triumph".
A number of other African leaders also attended the ceremony, including those of Kenya, Angola, Burundi and Togo, as well as the vice-president of Uganda.
At the event, Kagame praised Trump as an "even-handed" leader who is "never taking sides". Rwanda's president described Trump's approach as pragmatic and said that "as a result, we have the clearest and most viable path forward that we have ever had".
Tshisekedi expressed "deep gratitude and clear hope", The foreign ministers of Qatar and the UAE also were in attendance at this signing - which Trump has dubbed the "Washington Accords" - as was US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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