Rwanda does not have 'political will' to honour peace deal, DR Congo minister says

Rwanda does not have 'political will' to honour peace deal, DR Congo minister says Issued on: In an interview with FRANCE 24, DR Congo's government spokesperson and Minister of Communication Patrick Muyaya accused Kigali of not having the "political will to implement" the 2025 US-brokered peace deal between the two countries. Muyaya also called for stronger international pressure on Rwanda. "The United States should use more tools on Rwanda (...) It's not enough yet," he stated. A year after Rwanda and DR Congo signed a US-brokered peace agreement, Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya warned that Kigali does not "have the political will to implement what we agreed in Washington". Speaking to FRANCE 24 earlier this week, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe accused DR Congo of not fulfilling its obligations, including neutralising the FDLR, one of the largest foreign armed groups operating in the territory of the DRC. Watch moreDR Congo conflict: Rwandan FM 'disappointed by increasingly biased US mediation' "We are committed not only to peace now, but we are committed to a sustainable peace," Muyaya stated. He rejected accusations that Kinshasa had failed to neutralise the FDLR armed group, describing it as a "false pretext" used by Rwanda to justify its involvement in the east of DR Congo.