{"id":2000109683,"date":"2026-04-24T11:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000109683"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:29:38","slug":"rwanda-dr-congo-review-progress-on-washington-peace-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-dr-congo-review-progress-on-washington-peace-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda, DR Congo review progress on Washington peace deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The meeting, held under the framework of the Joint Oversight Committee, marked its fifth session since the agreement was signed on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the joint statement released by the U.S. State Department, the Committee reviewed progress made since the March 17\u201318, 2026 meeting, with both Rwanda and the DRC providing updates on efforts to ease tensions and advance implementation of agreed measures on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State of Qatar also briefed the meeting on ongoing negotiations between the DRC and AFC\/M23. The Committee expressed strong support for these talks and welcomed Switzerland\u2019s role in hosting the latest round of discussions in Doha, stressing the importance of this track in reinforcing the broader peace process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants reaffirmed their commitment to sustaining momentum in the implementation of the agreement and building on the progress already achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda and the DRC also expressed appreciation to the United States, Qatar, the African Union Commission, and Togo for their continued support in promoting peace and stability in eastern DRC and the wider Great Lakes region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Washington Peace Agreement outlines key measures, including efforts to dismantle the FDLR terrorist group, address security concerns, and contribute to long-term regional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massad Boulos, Senior Advisor to the U.S. President Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs, said both sides had reiterated their commitment to de-escalation and continued implementation of the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe State Department hosted a productive meeting with our partners on the Joint Oversight Committee to review progress on the DRC-Rwanda Peace Agreement signed last June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoth the DRC and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to de-escalation and continued implementation of the Peace Agreement, building on progress from our March meetings in Washington. Grateful to the African Union, Togo, and Qatar for their contributions as we work to support a lasting peace in the Great Lakes,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The peace agreement signed in June last year had set a 90-day timeline for dismantling the FDLR and lifting Rwanda\u2019s defensive measures. However, nearly a year later, little progress has been achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although on March 29, the Congolese army announced plans to launch operations against the FDLR, Rwanda maintains that the group continues to operate freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Massad Boulos, senior advisor to President Donald Trump, addresses the media at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nearly a year after signing Washington peace agreement, little progress has been achieved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Representatives from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), alongside partners including the United States, Qatar, Togo as African Union mediator, and the African Union Commission, met on April 23, 2026, to assess progress in implementing the Washington Peace Agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000109685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,99,69],"byline":[160],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000109683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-greatlakesnews","tag-homehighlights","byline-theophile-niyitegeka"],"bylines":[{"id":160,"name":"Th\u00e9ophile Niyitegeka","slug":"theophile-niyitegeka","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":3}],"contributors":[{"id":160,"name":"Th\u00e9ophile Niyitegeka","slug":"theophile-niyitegeka","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":3}],"featured_image":{"id":2000109685,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/washing-6dc2c.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Nearly a year after signing Washington peace agreement, little progress has been achieved.","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":669,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/washing-6dc2c.jpg","width":150,"height":100},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/washing-6dc2c.jpg","width":300,"height":201},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/washing-6dc2c.jpg","width":768,"height":514},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/washing-6dc2c.jpg","width":1000,"height":669},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/washing-6dc2c.jpg","width":1000,"height":669}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000109683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000109683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000109683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000109686,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000109683\/revisions\/2000109686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000109685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000109683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000109683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000109683"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000109683"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000109683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}