The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda last week signed a peace deal in Washington, witnessed by US President Donald Trump. This follows an initial agreement reached between the parties in June. The signing in the US capital, in the presence of several African leaders, marks a key moment in efforts to bring peace to the troubled eastern Congo, where fierce fighting continues between Congolese armed forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. For more on this, Peter Ndoro spoke to Francine Fuhara Muyumba, a Congolese youth leader serving as President of the Pan African Youth Union, as well as political analyst on the Great Lakes region, Didier Bayeye.

<p data-start="204" data-end="899" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda last week signed a peace deal in Washington, witnessed by US President Donald Trump. This follows an initial agreement reached between the parties in June. The signing in the US capital, in the presence of several African leaders, marks a key moment in efforts to bring peace to the troubled eastern Congo, where fierce fighting continues between Congolese armed forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. For more on this, Peter Ndoro spoke to Francine Fuhara Muyumba, a Congolese youth leader serving as President of the Pan African Youth Union, as well as political analyst on the Great Lakes region, Didier Bayeye.</p>