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DRC and Rwanda convene Geneva session to implement Washington Accords

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda began a September 16–17 Geneva meeting to advance monitoring and verification of unresolved security commitments under the Washington Accords.

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US sanctioned Rwanda-based gold network over alleged M23-linked conflict-minerals trade from eastern DRC

On June 25, 2026, the United States sanctioned a Rwanda-based gold refinery network that Treasury said worked with the Rwanda-backed M23 to move gold out of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, adding a new enforcement step to pressure on the conflict economy around the DRC-Rwanda crisis.