Directory of Great Lakes Resources

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This category is for sites on warfare and conflict in the Great Lakes region of Africa, specifically the fighting in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the involvement of neighboring countries, in the late 1990's.

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• Human Rights
• News and Media
• Personalities

Resources in This Category

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• GlobalIssues.org: Democratic Republic of Congo

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

• GlobalSecurity.org: Congo Civil War

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

• Multinationals in Scramble for Congo's Wealth

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/22/congo.rorycarroll
  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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