See also:

• Regional: Africa: Congo, Democratic Republic of the  (96)
• Regional: Africa: Regions: Central Africa: Society and Culture: Conflicts  (2)

BBC News: Interactive Map - - Explains which countries are involved in the conflict in Congo and why.

CNN.com In-Depth: Counting the Dead in Congo - - Report on the victims of the conflict, including personal reports of the researchers of International Rescue Committee, interactive guide explaining the conflict and multimedia [2000].

Congo: Republique Democratic du Congo - - Information on the current civil war in Congo-Kinshasa.

Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) - - History of the rebel group that operated in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1998-2002.

Geostrategies in the Great Lakes Conflict and Spatial Designs for Peace - - Discusses proposed solutions to the regional conflict affecting areas of Eastern Zaïre, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Global Policy Forum: Democratic Republic of Congo - - Key documents by UN and security council, articles from the World Press and links.

GlobalIssues.org: Democratic Republic of Congo - - Political background to the DRC conflict.

GlobalSecurity.org: Congo Civil War - - Overview, information on the combatant groups, maps and links.

The Great Lakes Conflict: Strategies for Building Long-Term Peace - - Background briefing 1997.

IRIN News: Ituri - - Provides a detailed overview on the situation in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, including chronology, maps and related links.

Lusaka Cease Fire Agreement - - Text of the treaty with artictles on the cease fire, security concerns, and principles of the agreement.

Medecins Sans Frontieres: Ten Years of Conflict, Violence and Chaos - - Reports on the humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during the past decade for download, including a documentation of projects. [pdf.

Online NewsHour -- Conflict in Central Africa - - Database of articles that provide background on the fighting in Africa, created from 1996 to 2001.

United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo - - MONUC was created after the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement in 1999. Mandate, background, UN documents, news and map.

Winners, Losers, and Wild Cards in the Great Lakes Conflict - - Short profiles of the players in the struggle for influence and power.

Multinationals in Scramble for Congo's Wealth - - Summary of a UN report on multinational companies who help to plunder the resources of the war-torn country. The Guardian, UK. (October 22, 2002)

UN Panel report on the plunder of the Congo - - Summary of the latest report from the UN Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the DRC. IrinNews. (October 21, 2002)

A Report from Congo - - Background and current status of the war, by the Economist. (July 4, 2002)

Online NewsHour: Congo's Future - - Transcript of discussion and debate on the overthrow of Congo's government and the aftermath. (January 23, 2001)

BBC News - DR Congo conflict - - Chronology of the struggle for control of the Deomcratic Republic of Congo, with links to key stories from BBC News online's coverage. (January 17, 2001)

BBC News - Rights group warns on DR Congo - - A human rights report by the group African Rights warns of an increasingly desperate situation for people living in the east of DR Congo. (December 15, 2000)

BBC News | Mugabe's Costly Congo Venture - - Story and links about Zimbabwe's involvement in the civil war in the DRC. (July 25, 2000)

BBC News - Zimbabwe Accused of Economic Colonialism - - Story and links about the nature of Zimbabwe's role in Congo war. (October 1, 1999)

BBC News - Mugabe's Unpopular War - - Story and links about domestic responses to the Congo war. (December 3, 1998)

Democratic Republic of Congo - - Pro-government reports on the war. (November 15, 1998)