Just hours before the deal was signed, one of them, the Codeco militia, attacked a displaced persons camp in Ituri province, killing 10 people. Keeping these non-state actors in line will be a tall order.

President Trump claims credit for the outcome. The main question now is how the treaty will be implemented as fighting still rages in eastern Congo.

US-brokered peace deal between DR Congo, Rwanda aims to end years of conflict fueled by rebel groups, cross-border tensions, humanitarian crises - Anadolu Ajansı