Renewed Violence in Eastern Congo Undermines Trump-Brokered Peace Deal

The fragile hopes raised by the so-called "historic" peace agreement signed in Washington, D.C., with U.S. involvement are quickly unraveling in eastern Congo. Less than a week after Presidents Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Paul Kagame of Rwanda put pen to paper on a pact intended to quell violence, residents report intensified fighting that threatens not only local security but broader regional stability crucial to American geopolitical interests. This is more than mere tribal clashes or distant foreign disputes; eastern Congo's conflict is a tinderbox involving armed groups supported by neighboring states, with consequences reaching far...