Key Highlights
- At the start of the year, the M23 seized large parts of eastern DR Congo in an offensive that saw thousands killed and many more forced from their homes. DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have frequently exchanged insults in recent years, each accusing the other of starting the conflict. Trump got the two countries' foreign ministers to sign a peace accord in June, hailing it as a "glorious triumph".
- Tshisekedi and Kagame will now endorse it, with several other African and Arab leaders - including those of Burundi and Qatar - expected to attend the signing ceremony.
- How Trump wants the US to cash in on mineral-rich DR Congo's peace dealWhat's the fighting in DR Congo all about?Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR CongoThe M23 will not be present - it is in talks with DR Congo's government in a parallel peace process led by Qatar.
- The Trump administration has spearheaded talks between DR Congo and Rwanda, hoping that resolving the differences between the two neighbours will pave the way for the US to increase investments in the resource-rich region.
- Rwanda denies supporting the M23, despite UN experts saying its army is in "de facto control of M23 operations".
