Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a declaration of principles under the aegis of the United States, setting out a framework for a draft peace agreement to be discussed on 2 May.

By Sonia Rolley and Jessica Donati (Reuters) -Congo and Rwanda plan to sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to promote peace and economic development, sources told Reuters, part of a diplomatic push to end violence after an advance by Rwandan-backed rebels in eastern Congo.

US brings two countries’ foreign ministers together and voices an interest in investment in the DRC’s mineral-rich east.