Trump Declared Peace in Congo. This Is the Reality By Philippe Bolopion and Clémentine de Montjoye Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Trump Declared Peace in Congo. This Is the Reality By Philippe Bolopion and Clémentine de Montjoye https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/trump-declared-peace-in-congo-this-is-the-reality/ NEW YORK, Jun 17 2026 (IPS) - “General” Sultani Makenga stood before thousands of newly trained armed group recruits in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in February and offered them a promise. “You are now part of an army that has risen up to liberate the country and to really liberate the people,” declared Makenga, the military leader of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.