Two key factors make the Congo-Rwanda peace deal still highly relevant for U.S. foreign policy. But for the United States to realize tangible benefits from the Trump-brokered deal, his administration will need to ratchet up its financial pressure with more decisive action.
In late 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to sign a peace accord aimed at ending the long-running and deadly conflict in eastern Congo. International security has turned on its head since then, following the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and U.S. threats to annex Greenland over critical minerals.
In late 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to sign a peace accord aimed at ending the long-running and deadly conflict in eastern Congo. International security has turned on its head since then, following the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and U.S. threats to annex Greenland over critical minerals.
Two key factors make the Congo-Rwanda peace deal still highly relevant for U.S. foreign policy. But for the United States to realize tangible benefits from the Trump-brokered deal, his administration will need to ratchet up its financial pressure with more decisive action.
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