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Rwanda, DR Congo sign peace deal in US after rebel sweep

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (L) as Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (2nd R) applauds after Rubio hosted a peace agreement between the two nations. [AFP]

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement Friday in Washington to end fighting that has killed thousands, with the two countries pledging to pull back support for guerrillas -- and President Donald Trump boasting of securing mineral wealth.

The two foreign ministers signed the deal brokered by the United States, Qatar and the African Union in the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who acknowledged there was "more work to be done" but said the deal will let people "now have dreams and hopes for a better life."

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