Trump, Congo and peace deal
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A s far as Donald Trump was concerned, it was a day of peacemaking in Washington, DC. On December 4th he hosted the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to celebrate deals involving their countries and America.
President Trump boasted about how the heads of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose countries once "spent a lot of time killing each other," are now "hugging."
Trump hosted the leaders of Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in an attempt to cement a peace deal to end their decades-long conflict.
Trump joined leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to sign an accord — and to marvel at the new name his administration gave the building.
Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 said that it's taken control of the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo on Wednesday afternoon, following a rapid offensive since the start of the month. The announcement,