A just-signed agreement aimed at ending the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo looked to be unravelling Monday with the DRC and Burundi slamming neighbouring Rwanda after the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group attacked border areas.

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi accused Rwanda of "violating" the accord -- signed only last Thursday in Washington at the urging of US President Donald Trump -- as the M23 made a rapid advance to threaten the city of Uvira near the border with Burundi.

Local and military sources said hundreds of fleeing Congolese and allied Burundian soldiers have sought refuge inside Burundi as a result.

"Despite our good faith and the recently ratified agreement, it is clear that Rwanda is already violating its commitments," Tshisekedi told lawmakers, referring to att

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