President Trump praised the “vision and courage” of the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as they signed an agreement to end 30 years of conflict after US mediation.
Trump hailed the Washington Accords as the eighth peace agreement of his second term and said “everybody’s going to make a lot of money” from parallel deals for US companies to mine rare earth minerals in the African nations.
Both leaders pledged to take responsibility for ending the remaining fighting in their border region involving various armed groups also seeking to control the natural resources.
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