Washington, United States – Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo don sign agreement wey go respect each other’s sovereignty and plan for peace deal wey go ready by May 2. Di agreement sign by di foreign ministers of di two countries with di US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wey dey present for di ceremony on Friday.
Dis move follow months of conflict for eastern DR Congo, where M23 rebels, wey Rwanda dey back, don take over plenty mineral-rich areas, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. After dem lose territory, di government for Kinshasa turn to di US for help as dem dey offer access to mineral resources.
Although di signing of di agreement represent some progress, fighting still dey happen on Friday for North Kivu province. Di agreement also dey expect huge investments wey go come from di US government and private investors, BBC report.
Earlier this week, DR Congo and di M23 group talk say dem dey committed to peace, hoping say dem fit reach permanent ceasefire. Officials from eastern DR Congo don report say about 7,000 people don die since January due to di ongoing violence.
Di conflict don dey escalate since di beginning of dis year, with M23 staging unprecedented appeal wey see dem grab Goma and Bukavu—di two largest cities for eastern Congo—raising fears of wider regional war. DR Congo dey accuse Rwanda of arming di M23 and sending troops to support di rebels, but Rwanda don deny any involvement despite di claims from both di UN and US.
