Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe has announced the postponement of the planned peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, originally scheduled to be signed on June 15, 2025, in Washington.
In a post on platform X, the minister stated that the date was revised to better align with the progress of ongoing negotiations between the two sides.
He emphasized that the agreement would only be signed once a “mutually beneficial deal” is reached, warning against unilateral leaks that could jeopardize the talks.
The announcement comes amid rising tensions between the two countries, following Rwanda’s recent withdrawal from the Economic Community of Central African States, which Kigali accused of siding with the Congolese government.
The two nations had previously agreed in April to draft a peace accord aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo — a region plagued by multifaceted violence. Kinshasa accuses Kigali of backing rebel groups, an allegation Rwanda consistently denies.
