The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a draft peace agreement, with the hope to bring an end to over 30 years of conflict in the DRC's eastern mineral-rich region. Fighting escalated earlier this year when the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group took control of the vital trading city of Goma,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The governments of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday initialed the text of a peace agreement between the two countries, the U.S. State Department said in a joint statement.