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Online NewsHour: Congo's Future Online NewsHour: Congo's Future: Transcript of discussion and debate on the overthrow of Congo's government and the aftermath. (Great Lakes) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june01/congo_1-23.html Congo: Republique Democratic du Congo Congo: Republique Democratic du Congo: Information on the current civil war in Congo-Kinshasa. (Great Lakes) http://www.empereur.com/congo.html United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo 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. (Great Lakes) http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/monuc/monuc_body.htm Geostrategies in the Great Lakes Conflict and Spatial Designs for Peace 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. (Great Lakes) http://www.cwis.org/hutu3_1.html Office of the Facilitator for the Inter-Congolese Dialogue Office of the Facilitator for the Inter-Congolese Dialogue: Official neutral institution providing regular updates on the Congo peace process in English and French. Includes UN publications and links to further information and research. (Great Lakes) http://www.drcpeace.org/ Winners, Losers, and Wild Cards in the Great Lakes Conflict Winners, Losers, and Wild Cards in the Great Lakes Conflict: Short profiles of the players in the struggle for influence and power. (Great Lakes) http://www.cwis.org/burtrib.html A Report from Congo A Report from Congo: Background and current status of the war, by the Economist. (Great Lakes) http://www.economist.com/World/africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1213296 Global Policy Forum: Democratic Republic of Congo Global Policy Forum: Democratic Republic of Congo: Key documents by UN and security council, articles from the World Press and links. (Great Lakes) http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/kongidx.htm Medecins Sans Frontieres: Ten Years of Conflict, Violence and Chaos 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] (Great Lakes) http://www.msf.org/countries/page.cfm?articleid=334CC7F6-B46D-4F66-95CCA7DDEF2CCEA7 BBC News - Rights group warns on DR Congo 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. (Great Lakes) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1071552.stm GlobalIssues.org: Democratic Republic of Congo GlobalIssues.org: Democratic Republic of Congo: Political background to the DRC conflict. (Great Lakes) http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/Africa/DRC.asp Great Lakes Press Great Lakes Press: Documents on the regional conflicts and negotiations until 1999. (Great Lakes) http://pages.infinit.net/glp/ The Great Lakes Conflict: Strategies for Building Long-Term Peace The Great Lakes Conflict: Strategies for Building Long-Term Peace: Background briefing 1997. (Great Lakes) http://www.cwis.org/burtalk.html CNN.com In-Depth: Counting the Dead in Congo 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]. (Great Lakes) http://asia.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/congo/ Forces of Freedom in Democratic Republic of Congo Forces of Freedom in Democratic Republic of Congo: The Official Website of the Forces of Freedom in Democratic Republic of Congo. (Great Lakes) http://www.congo.co.za/ BBC News - Mugabe's Unpopular War BBC News - Mugabe's Unpopular War: Story and links about domestic responses to the Congo war. (Great Lakes) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/12/98/zimbabwe/225562.stm BBC News: Interactive Map BBC News: Interactive Map: Explains which countries are involved in the conflict in Congo and why. (Great Lakes) http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/map/congo/ BBC News | Mugabe's Costly Congo Venture BBC News | Mugabe's Costly Congo Venture: Story and links about Zimbabwe's involvement in the civil war in the DRC. (Great Lakes) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/611898.stm BBC News - DR Congo conflict 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. (Great Lakes) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/573051.stm Lusaka Cease Fire Agreement Lusaka Cease Fire Agreement: Text of the treaty with artictles on the cease fire, security concerns, and principles of the agreement. (Great Lakes) http://www.usip.org/library/pa/drc/drc_07101999_toc.html Online NewsHour -- Conflict in Central Africa Online NewsHour -- Conflict in Central Africa: Database of articles that provide background on the fighting in Africa, created from 1996 to 2001. (Great Lakes) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june99/uganda_index.html Regional Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo Regional Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A summary of the conflict taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo; also includes links to other resources on the web. (Great Lakes) http://axe.acadiau.ca/~043638z/congo/ Multinationals in Scramble for Congo's Wealth 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. (Great Lakes) http://www.guardian.co.uk/congo/story/0,12292,816641,00.html BBC News - Zimbabwe Accused of Economic Colonialism BBC News - Zimbabwe Accused of Economic Colonialism: Story and links about the nature of Zimbabwe's role in Congo war. (Great Lakes) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/462951.stm IRIN News: Ituri 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. (Great Lakes) http://www.irinnews.org/webspecials/Ituri/ UN Panel report on the plunder of the Congo 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. (Great Lakes) http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=30525&SelectRegion=Great_Lakes Federation of American Scientists: Congo War Federation of American Scientists: Congo War: Overview, information on the opposition groups, maps and links. (Great Lakes) http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/congo.htm Congo Civil War Congo Civil War: Global Security offers an overview on the conflict and explains the opposition groups involved. With maps. (Great Lakes) http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/congo.htm Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo: Pro-government reports on the war. (Great Lakes) http://www.crocker.com/~acacia/congo.html