Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo held the first meeting of a joint oversight committee on Thursday, taking a step toward implementing a peace deal agreed last month in Washington even as other commitments are yet to be fulfilled.

Neighbours agree on terms of economic cooperation in several areas, including energy and mineral supply chains.

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo held their first oversight committee meeting on Thursday, marking tentative progress on a Washington-brokered peace agreement despite delays in troop withdrawal and anti-militia operations.