Trump announces peace treaty between Congo and Rwanda, says ‘great day for Africa’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said he had successfully brokered a peace treaty between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, bringing an end to a war marked by “violent bloodshed and death” that had lasted for decades.

In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, “I am very happy to report that I have arranged, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a wonderful Treaty between the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Rwanda, in their War, which was known for violent bloodshed and death, more so even than most other Wars, and has gone on for decades.”

Trump added that representatives from both countries will be arriving in Washington on Monday to sign the agreement, calling it “a Great Day for Africa and, quite frankly, a Great Day for the World!”

( @realDonaldTrump – Truth Social Post )
( Donald J. Trump – Jun 20, 2025, 5:58 PM ET )

I am very happy to report that I have arranged, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a wonderful Treaty between the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Rwanda, in… pic.twitter.com/60ubZAx7Fz

— Donald J. Trump TRUTH POSTS (@TruthTrumpPosts) June 20, 2025

Expanding on his global peace efforts, Trump took aim at the Nobel Peace Prize committee, stating, “I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for this, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between India and Pakistan, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between Serbia and Kosovo, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for keeping Peace between Egypt and Ethiopia (A massive Ethiopian built dam, stupidly financed by the United States of America, substantially reduces the water flowing into The Nile River), and I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for doing the Abraham Accords in the Middle East which, if all goes well, will be loaded to the brim with additional Countries signing on, and will unify the Middle East for the first time in “The Ages!”

“No, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do, including Russia/Ukraine, and Israel/Iran, whatever those outcomes may be, but the people know, and that’s all that matters to me!” he added.

Trump: “They should give me the Nobel Prize for Rwanda and if you look, the Congo, or you could say Serbia, Kosovo, you could say a lot of them. The big one is India and Pakistan. I should’ve gotten it four or five times.” pic.twitter.com/4sOl8evheN

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 20, 2025

On Friday, the White House Press Secretary said that US President Trump is expected to make a decision about whether to take direct action against Iran in the next two weeks.

Karoline Leavitt, told reporters at a briefing here on Thursday (local time) that she had a message directly from Trump in response to speculation about whether he would get directly involved in the conflict between Iran and Israel.”Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,” the White House press secretary quoted Trump as saying.

Leavitt said communication between the US and Iran “has continued” as the two sides engage in negotiations. She, however, did not provide specifics about whether they were direct or through intermediaries. Iran must agree to no enrichment of uranium, and Tehran must not be able to achieve a nuclear weapon as part of any diplomatic agreement, Leavitt said.

Trump, on Wednesday, when asked about a potential US strike on Iran, remained noncommittal.”I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do,” Trump told reporters. “I can tell you this, that Iran’s got a lot of trouble. And they want to negotiate. And I say, ‘Why didn’t you negotiate with me before all this death and destruction?'”, the US President said.

Trump demanded that Iran give up its entire nuclear programme and has warned Iran to quickly surrender to a deal or face even more dire repercussions.

On June 13, Israel launched an attack against Iran, carrying out strikes including against Iran’s state television station. Tehran carried out a retaliatory attack, firing ballistic range missiles at Israel, targeting military and security installations, and hitting the Haifa oil refinery among others. The two countries have since then exchanged strikes.

As per an analysis by Al Jazeera, Iran had long relied on its ally, the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, to provide deterrence from direct Israeli attacks, but Hezbollah was significantly weakened after fighting an all-out war against Israel last year. In addition, Iran lost another ally when Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024. Iran could also make Americans feel the impact of the war economically. It has threatened to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which would affect global trade and increase oil prices. (ANI)