Rwanda's Kagame unsure whether peace deal with Congo will hold


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  • Friday, 04 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: Rwanda's President Paul Kagame of the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) party sits to submit his candidature, where he seeks re-election in the upcoming polls due in July at Rwanda's National Election Commission in Kiyovu, Kigali, Rwanda May 17, 2024. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana/File Photo

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Friday he was unsure whether a U.S.-brokered peace deal would hold with neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

The agreement calls for Rwandan troops to withdraw within 90 days from eastern Congo, where the United Nations says they are supporting M23 rebels who seized the region's two largest cities earlier this year.

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