@dawn.today: US President Donald Trump gathered the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal in Washington on Thursday, even as fighting continued in their war-scarred region. Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi affirmed their commitment to an economic integration compact already agreed to last month, as well as a US-brokered peace deal reached in June that has yet to be implemented. Their countries are also signing agreements on critical minerals, security and economic partnerships, according to a White House official. The signing handed Trump the latest in a series of made-for-television diplomatic victories, in this case one at odds with the bloody situation on the ground. Washington is keen to secure better access to a spectrum of natural resources in Congo and has been scrambling globally to counter Chinese dominance in critical minerals. Via Reuters. #DawnToday

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