President Donald Trump hosted a signing ceremony with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi to sign the Washington Accords, aiming to end violence in eastern Congo's South Kivu province.The accords include a permanent ceasefire, disarmament, refugee return plans, and regional economic integration, but fighting continues in areas like Kamanyola and Kaziba, worsening the humanitarian crisis.Critics like Nobel laureate
Denis Mukwege argued that economic interests should not overshadow peace efforts, while the Congolese government demands withdrawal of Rwandan and
M23 forces before economic deals proceed.