U.S. Facilitates Congo-Rwanda Agreement Despite Persistent Fighting

The United States has mediated a new diplomatic agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. This comes as violent clashes continue between Congolese forces and the M23 rebel group in eastern DRC. The conflict has deep roots in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Nearly two million Hutu refugees fled into eastern Congo following those events. Rwanda alleges that some Hutu militias among those refugees participated in the genocide. It further accuses elements of the Congolese army of protecting these groups. The agreement's details and its potential to curb the ongoing violence remain unclear.