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	United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo - http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/monuc/monuc_body.htm MONUC was created after the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement in 1999. Mandate, background, UN documents, news and map.
	GlobalIssues.org: Democratic Republic of Congo - http://www.globalissues.org/article/87/the-democratic-republic-of-congo Political background to the DRC conflict.
	Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congolese_Rally_for_Democracy 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 - http://www.cwis.org/hutu3_1.html Discusses proposed solutions to the regional conflict affecting areas of Eastern Zaïre, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Tanzania.
	Global Policy Forum: Democratic Republic of Congo - http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/kongidx.htm Key documents by UN and security council, articles from the World Press and links.

	Online NewsHour: Congo's Future - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june01/congo_1-23.html Transcript of discussion and debate on the overthrow of Congo's government and the aftermath.
	Online NewsHour -- Conflict in Central Africa - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june99/uganda_index.html Database of articles that provide background on the fighting in Africa, created from 1996 to 2001.
	The Great Lakes Conflict: Strategies for Building Long-Term Peace - http://www.cwis.org/burtalk.html Background briefing 1997.
	Winners, Losers, and Wild Cards in the Great Lakes Conflict - http://www.cwis.org/burtrib.html Short profiles of the players in the struggle for influence and power.
	GlobalSecurity.org: Congo Civil War - http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/congo.htm Overview, information on the combatant groups, maps and links.

	BBC News | Mugabe's Costly Congo Venture - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/611898.stm Story and links about Zimbabwe's involvement in the civil war in the DRC.
	BBC News: Interactive Map - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/map/congo/ Explains which countries are involved in the conflict in Congo and why.
	Multinationals in Scramble for Congo's Wealth - http://www.guardian.co.uk/congo/story/0,12292,816641,00.html Summary of a UN report on multinational companies who help to plunder the resources of the war-torn country. The Guardian, UK.
	BBC News - DR Congo conflict - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/573051.stm Chronology of the struggle for control of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with links to key stories from BBC News online's coverage.
	A Report from Congo - http://www.economist.com/World/africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1213296 Background and current status of the war, by the Economist.

	Congo: Republique Democratic du Congo - http://www.empereur.com/congo.html Information on the current civil war in Congo-Kinshasa.
	BBC News - Zimbabwe Accused of Economic Colonialism - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/462951.stm Story and links about the nature of Zimbabwe's role in Congo war.
	BBC News - Mugabe's Unpopular War - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/12/98/zimbabwe/225562.stm Story and links about domestic responses to the Congo war.
	Medecins Sans Frontieres: Ten Years of Conflict, Violence and Chaos - http://www.msf.org/countries/page.cfm?articleid=334CC7F6-B46D-4F66-95CCA7DDEF2CCEA7 Reports on the humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during the past decade for download, including a documentation of projects. [pdf]
	BBC News - Rights group warns on DR Congo - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1071552.stm 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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