» A Report from Congo
   Background and current status of the war, by the Economist.
   http://www.economist.com/World/africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1213296

» 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.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/573051.stm

» BBC News - Mugabe's Unpopular War
   Story and links about domestic responses to the Congo war.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/12/98/zimbabwe/225562.stm

» 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.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1071552.stm

» BBC News - Zimbabwe Accused of Economic Colonialism
   Story and links about the nature of Zimbabwe's role in Congo war.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/462951.stm

» BBC News | Mugabe's Costly Congo Venture
   Story and links about Zimbabwe's involvement in the civil war in the DRC.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/611898.stm

» BBC News: Interactive Map
   Explains which countries are involved in the conflict in Congo and why.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/map/congo/

» Congo: Republique Democratic du Congo
   Information on the current civil war in Congo-Kinshasa.
   http://www.empereur.com/congo.html

» 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.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congolese_Rally_for_Democracy

» 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.
   http://www.cwis.org/hutu3_1.html

» Global Policy Forum: Democratic Republic of Congo
   Key documents by UN and security council, articles from the World Press and links.
   http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/kongidx.htm

» GlobalIssues.org: Democratic Republic of Congo
   Political background to the DRC conflict.
   http://www.globalissues.org/article/87/the-democratic-republic-of-congo

» GlobalSecurity.org: Congo Civil War
   Overview, information on the combatant groups, maps and links.
   http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/congo.htm

» Lusaka Cease Fire Agreement
   Text of the treaty with artictles on the cease fire, security concerns, and principles of the agreement.
   http://www.usip.org/library/pa/drc/drc_07101999_toc.html

» 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]
   http://www.msf.org/countries/page.cfm?articleid=334CC7F6-B46D-4F66-95CCA7DDEF2CCEA7

» 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.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/congo/story/0,12292,816641,00.html

» Online NewsHour -- Conflict in Central Africa
   Database of articles that provide background on the fighting in Africa, created from 1996 to 2001.
   http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june99/uganda_index.html

» Online NewsHour: Congo's Future
   Transcript of discussion and debate on the overthrow of Congo's government and the aftermath.
   http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june01/congo_1-23.html

» The Great Lakes Conflict: Strategies for Building Long-Term Peace
   Background briefing 1997.
   http://www.cwis.org/burtalk.html

» 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.
   http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=30525&SelectRegion=Great_Lakes

» 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.
   http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/monuc/monuc_body.htm

» Winners, Losers, and Wild Cards in the Great Lakes Conflict
   Short profiles of the players in the struggle for influence and power.
   http://www.cwis.org/burtrib.html