It is hoped that the US-brokered agreement will end decades of violence in DRC's mineral-rich east. View on euronews

The official signing of the peace agreement took place earlier Friday at the State Department and was witnessed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senior Adviser for Africa Massad Boulos, whom Trump has largely credited with bringing about the deal.

It’s one of several attempts to end the deadly conflict in the troubled eastern DRC. Will it work where others failed?