Fighting flares in DR Congo within hours of Trump’s peace deal ceremony
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group and government forces have traded blame for the renewed fighting.

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group and government forces have traded blame for the renewed fighting.

![From left, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, US President Donald Trump and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi attend a signing ceremony in Washington, DC, on December 4 [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-04T191314Z_173990078_RC2V9IADTB06_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-RWANDA-CONGO-1764887531.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![US President Donald Trump (C) hosts the signing ceremony of a peace deal with the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (L) and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R) at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2025. [Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP] (AFP)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AFP__20251204__876B4DQ__v1__HighRes__UsRwandaDrcDiplomacyTrump_cropped-1764876353.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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![Members of the M23 rebel group mount their vehicles after the opening ceremony of Caisse Generale d'epargne du Congo in Goma, North Kivu province in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, April 7, 2025. [File: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/reuters_6853e4dd-1750328541.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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The Trump administration has struck deals with third-party countries, including four in Africa, to accept US deportees.
Qatar’s foreign ministry said delegations were meeting in Doha to review the implementation of a truce signed in July.
The Washington Agreement and the Doha Declaration of Principles face the same challenges as past mediation efforts.
Analysts speculate that Uganda is seeking better trade deals and wants to be in Trump’s good books.
Both sides accuse the other of violating the terms of an earlier deal mediated by Qatar.
The US is sanctioning the Pareco-FF armed group, as well as the Congolese mining company CDMC.
German football club to shift away from ‘Visit Rwanda’ sponsorship after criticism from fans.
As many as 250 migrants may be deported to Rwanda under the plan, as part of Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
Neighbours agree on terms of economic cooperation in several areas, including energy and mineral supply chains.