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Background and current status of the war, by the Economist.
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Chronology of the struggle for control of the Deomcratic Republic of Congo, with links to key stories from BBC News online's coverage.
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Story and links about domestic responses to the Congo war.
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A human rights report by the group African Rights warns of an increasingly desperate situation for people living in the east of DR Congo.
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Story and links about the nature of Zimbabwe's role in Congo war.
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Story and links about Zimbabwe's involvement in the civil war in the DRC.
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Explains which countries are involved in the conflict in Congo and why.
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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].
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Information on the current civil war in Congo-Kinshasa.
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History of the rebel group that operated in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1998-2002.
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Pro-government reports on the war.
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Discusses proposed solutions to the regional conflict affecting areas of Eastern Zaïre, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Tanzania.
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Key documents by UN and security council, articles from the World Press and links.
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Political background to the DRC conflict.
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Overview, information on the combatant groups, maps and links.
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Text of the treaty with artictles on the cease fire, security concerns, and principles of the agreement.
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Reports on the humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during the past decade for download, including a documentation of projects. [pdf]
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Summary of a UN report on multinational companies who help to plunder the resources of the war-torn country. The Guardian, UK.
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Database of articles that provide background on the fighting in Africa, created from 1996 to 2001.
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Transcript of discussion and debate on the overthrow of Congo's government and the aftermath.
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Background briefing 1997.
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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.
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MONUC was created after the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement in 1999. Mandate, background, UN documents, news and map.
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Short profiles of the players in the struggle for influence and power.
