Since the Rwandan genocide, the ongoing conflict in east Congo has killed 6 million people, in attacks, famines and unchecked disease outbreaks stemming from the fighting.

Congo and Rwanda sign US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of violence Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.

Congo and Rwanda sign US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of violence Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.

The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the DRC signed a peace agreement to end their 30-year-long conflict.

A deal signed in Washington has been touted as a major step toward peace in Congo following decades of conflict that has killed millions, including thousands this year.

The US and Qatar-brokered peace agreement must be followed by disengagement and return of displaced families, DRC says.

It’s one of several attempts to end the deadly conflict in the troubled eastern DRC. Will it work where others failed?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have signed a US- and Qatar-brokered peace deal, opening US access to key minerals.