{"id":116932,"date":"2025-12-08T12:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process"},"modified":"2025-12-08T12:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:47:27","slug":"kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process","title":{"rendered":"Kagame on Unique Aspects of Trump-Mediated Peace Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame has talked about why he thinks the peace process mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump is different from previous attempts to resolve the crisis in eastern DR Congo, which has long affected both Congo and Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>On December 4, Presidents Kagame and Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi signed the Washington Accords in the presence of President Trump, an event described as a potentially historic step toward ending a conflict that has gone on for the past 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries also finalised the Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF), an agreement that aims at cooperation in economic development.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Al Jazeera in an interview released on December 7, Kagame said the new process stands out for its level of focus and attention towards the problem and its root causes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe story about the conflict goes a long way \u2013 many years \u2013 and we have never had anything like this, where there is focus, there is attention to this level, where the two leaders of the two countries, Rwanda and DRC, have come to meet with the President of the United States, who has paid attention to this problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kagame noted that the energy or even the \u201cpressure\u201d to find solutions is unprecedented, as he pointed out that the approach is grounded in a deeper understanding of root causes. He also hinted at how all-round it is as it covers the political, security, and economic pillars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it captures everything, at least in terms of the theory. What remains is the practice or the implementation part of it. That&#8217;s where the complications arise from,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Asked specifically what distinguishes Trump\u2019s involvement, Kagame said it brings a more practical and results-oriented outlook.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that Africa\u2019s issues have always been approached in two ways: one through broad narratives about problems, framed within theories on democracy, freedom, and human rights concepts. He argued that these ideas often remained abstract and rarely translated into real improvements in people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n<p>He contrasted this with approaches centred on tangible outcomes such as direct improvements of people\u2019s living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, in my personal opinion and experience from our own situation, Rwanda, as well as the region, I prefer the latter,\u201d he said, noting that the first kind of peace making that focuses on theories sometimes just increases problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd managing those problems becomes an industry in itself that keeps going forever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump\u2019s involvement in addition to countries like Qatar in the current peace process, Kagame stressed that lasting peace ultimately depends on the two countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. President Paul Kagame has talked about why he thinks the peace process mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump is different from previous attempts to resolve the crisis in eastern DR Congo, which has long affected both Congo and Rwanda. On December 4, Presidents Kagame and Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi signed the Washington Accords in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":116931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[8962,2542,872,758,8949],"class_list":["post-116932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-aljazeera","tag-dr-congo","tag-kagame","tag-rwanda","tag-washington-accords"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kagame on Unique Aspects of Trump-Mediated Peace Process - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President Paul Kagame has talked about why he thinks the peace process mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump is differ ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kagame on Unique Aspects of Trump-Mediated Peace Process\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Paul Kagame has talked about why he thinks the peace process mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump is differ ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-08T12:45:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-08T12:47:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/12\/sm_1765185420.39416.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"545\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Kagame on Unique Aspects of Trump-Mediated Peace Process\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-08T12:45:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-08T12:47:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process\"},\"wordCount\":451,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/12\/sm_1765185420.39416.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Aljazeera\",\"DR Congo\",\"Kagame\",\"Rwanda\",\"Washington accords\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-on-unique-aspects-of-trump-mediated-peace-process\",\"name\":\"Kagame on Unique Aspects of Trump-Mediated Peace Process - 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