KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan leader Paul Kagame are due to sign a peace deal in Washington Thursday, in a much-anticipated ceremony at the recently renamed Donald J. Trump Institute for Peace.

The Trump administration is hoping the deal will end decades of conflict in eastern Congo. But even as the two leaders prepare to put pen to paper, fighting between Congolese forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continues to rage in eastern Congo. This week saw especially fierce combat around the town of Kamanyola, on the Rwandan border.

The ceremony is largely symbolic – the agreement was already signed over the summer and critics still see obstacles to its implementation.

The two African governments formally signed the U.S.-brokered

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