The Foreign  Affairs Ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are expected to travel to the U.S to sign a peace deal today. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expected to witness the ceremony.  The long-awaited peace agreement is said to be a step toward ending months of intense fighting in the DRC.The conflict has ravaged eastern DRC, claiming thousands of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.  Congo has accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels - a group leading the take over of many cities in the Eastern DRC.Now to get the latest ahead of the peace deal, we speak to our correspondent in Goma in the DRC, Jimmy Shukrani Bakonera...

<p>The Foreign &nbsp;Affairs Ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are expected to travel to the U.S to sign a peace deal today. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expected to witness the ceremony. &nbsp;The long-awaited peace agreement is said to be a step toward ending months of intense fighting in the DRC.The conflict has ravaged eastern DRC, claiming thousands of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. &nbsp;Congo has accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels - a group leading the take over of many cities in the Eastern DRC.Now to get the latest ahead of the peace deal, we speak to our correspondent in Goma in the DRC, Jimmy Shukrani Bakonera...</p>