Has Trump really ended eight wars since returning to office?

US President Donald Trump has heralded a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, capping months of efforts to end the three-decade conflict that has killed millions of people.

He has repeatedly claimed that he has ended eight wars since his inauguration in January, when he vowed he would be remembered as a “peacemaker and unifier".

Mr Trump and his supporters say he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, and he has been nominated for the prestigious award by several people, and countries including Pakistan and Israel.

But he has been unable to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, a conflict he once boasted he would end within a day of returning to the White House.

Here is a closer look at the eight "wars" Mr Trump says he ended.

DRC and Rwanda

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed a peace accord in late June, but intense clashes between Rwandan-backed anti-government M23 fighters and Congolese forces continued in the eastern part of the country despite the agreement.

At a peace deal signing ceremony in Washington on Thursday, Mr Trump said he expects to see an end to the fighting "very quickly".

“I think you'll see very immediate results. I have confidence that that's what's going to happen," he said at the ceremony with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi.

The durability of the peace is yet to be established.

Amnesty International’s director for East and Southern Africa Tigere Chagutah said months of discussions and the signing of agreements in Washington and Doha "have had no tangible impact on the lives of Congolese civilians" as violence continues.

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