US President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to sign a Washington-brokered peace treaty aimed at ending a 30-year conflict. In addition to this, the deal will also open the region’s vast critical mineral reserves for American companies.

Rwanda President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi affirmed their commitment to adhere to the deal, despite suggesting a “demanding" path ahead.

As the leaders signed the deal, President Donald Trump called it a “great day for Africa."

“It is an amazing day, a great day for Africa, a great day for the world and for these two countries," Trump said. “And they have so much to be proud of," he said.

A preliminary pact was signed in June this year to end t

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