By Simon Lewis

WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Rwanda’s foreign minister said on Wednesday he hoped an accord set to be signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and the presidents of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday would be a step toward peace, even after accusing Congo’s army of violating earlier peace deals in recent days.

The Congolese army and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Tuesday accused each other of violating a ceasefire and trying to sabotage the peace agreement in the latest skirmishes in eastern DRC, highlighting the fraught situation on the ground even as Trump has claimed to have ended the war.

Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, in an interview with Reuters in Washington, said there was progress on the ground, despite the fighting. “Peace is a proces

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