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6478:"Between October 2002 and January 2003, two of the rebel groups, the MLC and RCD-N in the East of the Congo launched a premeditated, systematic genocide against the local tribes and Pygmies nicknamed operation "Effacer le Tableau" ("erase the board"). During their offensive against the civilian population of the Ituri region, the rebel groups left more than 60,000 dead and over 100,000 displaced. The rebels even engaged in slavery and cannibalism. Human Rights Reports state that this was due to the fact that rebel groups, often far away from their bases of supply and desperate for food, enslaved the Pygmies on captured farms to grow provisions for their militias or when times get really tough simply slaughter them like animals and devour their flesh which some believe gives them magical powers. 11. Fatality Level of Dispute (military and civilian fatalities): 70,000 estimated" see: 3470: 861: 841: 466: 10962: 3748: 2497: 567: 1058: 634: 622: 793: 505: 579: 3172: 73: 3901:
International Monetary Fund and the World Bank rewarded both Uganda and Rwanda with debt relief packages for improving their economic health during a time when much of their increased revenue was partially a direct result of illegally importing conflicted minerals from the DRC. In this case, international institutions such as the IMF and WB are allegedly at odds with international laws and charters. Both the IMF and WB have been accused of helping to facilitate the conflict in the DRC by rewarding combatants.
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periodic IRC estimates cover a period from May 2001 – April 2007, and in which 2.83 million of the total 5.4 million deaths were reported. The HSRP argued that the estimates were built on a general death rate that was far too low for Congo, and that most of those people would have most likely died anyway. Thus, the IRC figure should be revised to 860,000 total war-related excess deaths.
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group with staff, artillery, logistics support and a flight of Allouette Helicopters and Y-12 transport aircraft from the Namibian Air Force. Between 2000 and 2001, this figure may have fluctuated between 1,600 and 2,000, though Namibian troops remained of little importance to the conflict. They were
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is relatively well-established, there have been some attempts to argue that they were under the influence of external actors who sought to overthrow Kabila. Some Congolese officials attempted to implicate their principal enemies by alleging that the Rwandans masterminded the operation. Some observers
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Two weeks later, Kabila chose to abandon his previous decision. He thanked Rwanda for its help, and ordered all Rwandan and Ugandan military forces to leave the country. Within 24 hours, Rwandan military advisers living in Kinshasa were unceremoniously flown out. The people most alarmed by this order
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For example, in October 1997, the organization Bureau d'Études, de Recherches, et de Consulting International (BERCI) asked whether respondents thought that Kabila was under "foreign influence". The poll showed that 71% of respondents agreed with the question; in addition, 62% of respondents thought
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for survival and cleared forest land that were significant habitats for these many animals. Many of these individuals were either from the city where the hunting of certain animals was not a taboo or locals who had their tradition slowly broken down because of their need to survive. One such example
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The deteriorated infrastructure and constant threat of attacks made overland travel impossible, causing internal trade in Congo to come to a standstill. On the Congo River, the most important remaining transport route, there was no ship traffic between the different power regions for years. Isolated
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ruled that the DRC's sovereignty had been violated by Uganda, and that DRC had lost billions of dollars worth of resources. The DRC government has asked for $ 10 billion in compensation. Though the ICJ has taken many steps to ensure that war crimes and crimes against humanity will be prosecuted, the
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On 17 December 2002, the Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue (the national government, the MLC, the RCD, the RCD-ML, the RCD-N, the domestic political opposition, representatives of civil society and the Mai Mai) signed the Global and All-Inclusive Agreement. The agreement described a
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Despite the movement of the front lines, fighting continued throughout the country. Even as rebel forces advanced on Kinshasa, government forces continued to battle for control of towns in the east of the country. The Hutu militants with whom Kabila was co-operating were also a significant force in
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villages were cut off from urban markets, while cities suffered from food shortages. In Kinshasa, food prices quadrupled within a year. International aid arrived only sparingly. Initially, it was mainly limited to Kinshasa and it was not until 2001 that it reached the actual war zones in the east.
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to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998. Mugabe, perhaps the most ardent supporter of intervention on Kabila's behalf, was the only major player involved in the conflict able to marshal a reasonably modern and experienced air force. Zimbabwe's military was also regarded as being one of the
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Zimbabwean strategy revolved around defending the person of Laurent Kabila only with allied forces, as Congolese forces were thought to be unreliable, then retake important settlements, and expel the rebels from the Kinshasa region. Mugabe's initial buildup in Kinshasa consisted of special forces
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was signed by the six warring countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Uganda) and, on 1 August, the MLC (the RCD refused to sign until 31 August). Under the terms of the agreement, forces from all sides, under a Joint Military Commission, would co-operate in
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In response to the criticism from HSRP, one of the authors of the IRC report argued the following: Although there may have been small statistical discrepancies in the original study, the IRC report had been widely peer-reviewed and was judged to be an accurate estimate of the war-related excess
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has challenged the toll of 5.4 million war-related deaths between 1998 and 2008. It states that of the IRC's five periodic estimates, two that cover a period from 1998 to 2001 are flawed, and the reported 2.6 million deaths therein should not be included in the total death toll. The other three
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Military assistance having been obstructed by surrounding African countries, Congo was pushed into entering numerous lumber leases with German, Chinese and Malaysian corporations to uphold their military activities. The roads emerging to support the new logging efforts opened nearby villages to
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was formalised on 19 April 2002. It was a framework for providing the Congo with a unified, multiparty government and democratic elections. However, critics noted that there were no stipulations regarding the unification of the army, which weakened the effectiveness of the agreement. There were
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The impoverishment of the population worsened further. A 2006 study by the Congolese government, three years after the end of the war, revealed that 76% of the population could not send their children to school, 79% were malnourished, 81% did not have adequate housing, and 82% had no access to
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on the morning of 7 August. Fighting broke out again between the two armies on the evening of 14 August; fighting occurred throughout much of Kisangani, including in the airport and on major roads. The conflict lasted until 17 August, when a ceasefire was called that day. Both sides used heavy
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While the Uganda- and Rwanda-aligned forces worked closely together to gain territory at the expense of Kinshasa, competition over access to resources created a fissure in their relationship. There were reports that Uganda permitted Kinshasa to send arms to the Hutu FDLR via territory held by
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became the main source of food. On top of that, the mass number of people entering the forests in conjunction with the mines’ unsanitary conditions introduced an increased risk of disease for animals such as gorillas. The government instability and the dangers of war also ceased much of the
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came into being as specified in the Global and All-Inclusive Agreement out of the warring parties. The agreement obliges the parties to carry out a plan to reunify the country, disarm and integrate the warring parties and hold elections. There were numerous problems, resulting in continued
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article writes that Joseph Kabila gave diplomats "hope that things have changed", in contrast to Laurent-Désiré Kabila, who "stood as the major impediment to a peaceful settlement of the war launched in August 1998 to unseat him." A peace accord Laurent signed in the summer of 1999, the
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On 21 October, the UN published its expert panel's report on the pillage of natural resources by armed groups. Both Rwanda and Uganda rejected accusations that senior political and military figures were involved in illicit trafficking of plundered resources. Zimbabwe Defense Minister
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In November government-controlled television in Kinshasa claimed that Kabila's army had been rebuilt and was now prepared to fulfil its "mission to liberate" the country. Rwandan-supported rebel forces launched a major offensive and approached Kinshasa but were eventually repelled.
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planes. The contingent grew to 3,800 around November, and peaked at 12,000 in January 2001. The Zimbabweans began leaving in 2002 and had completely withdrawn by the end of the year. Prior to this deployment, Zimbabwe had built up an apparently potent brigade-sized,
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Two days later the government announced on state television that the desperate attempt by Zimbabwean medical personnel to save Kabila had failed and that Kabila had died from his injuries. His remains were returned for a state funeral on 26 January 2001.
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A multisided war thus began. In September 1998, Zimbabwean forces flown into Kinshasa held off a rebel advance that reached the outskirts of the capital, while Angolan units attacked northward from its borders and eastward from the Angolan territory of
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and solidifying control. There were reports of massacres and of brutal repression by the rebel army. A UN human-rights investigator published statements from witnesses claiming that Kabila's Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo
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The main cause for the continued weakness of the Transitional Government is the refusal by the former warring parties to give up power to a centralised and neutral national administration. Some belligerents maintained administrative and military
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and to improve the relationship between the two countries, but implementation proved troublesome. Eleven days later, the first Rwandan soldiers were withdrawn from the eastern DRC. On 5 October Rwanda announced the completion of its withdrawal;
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fell into rebel hands on 23 August and forces advancing from the east had begun to threaten Kinshasa by late August. Uganda, while retaining joint support of the RCD with Rwanda, also created a rebel group that it supported exclusively, the
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on 27 March 1997. The government denied the rebels' success, starting a long pattern of false statements from the Defense Minister on the progress and conduct of the war. Negotiations were proposed in late March, and on 2 April a new
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and pet trade that was then undertaken by exploitative lower ranked soldiers looking for profit. The result was an observed quintuple increase of protected animal sales in urban markets in north-eastern parts of Congo around
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for intensive care. The circumstances of his assassination are unclear, and have been the subject of considerable rumours and disagreements. The consensus is that Kabila was shot by one of his bodyguards, the 18-year-old
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region. The degree to which Rwandan intervention was motivated by a desire to protect the Banyamulenge, as opposed to using them as a smokescreen for its regional aspirations after ousting Mobutu, is still being debated.
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On account of the war the Democratic Republic of Congo saw their elephant population halve in size, their hippo population go from 22,000 to 900 and their great ape population decrease by 77%–93% between 1998 and 2015.
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in eastern Congo: "People must bring a machete, a spear, an arrow, a hoe, spades, rakes, nails, truncheons, electric irons, barbed wire, stones, and the like, in order, dear listeners, to kill the Rwandan Tutsis."
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pullout plan. Uganda and Rwanda began pulling troops back from the front line. Joseph Kabila has been described as "a more adept political leader than his father". As Chris Talbot notes, an article in
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has reported, these have gradually been reduced. A high level of official corruption siphoning money away from civil servants, soldiers and infrastructure projects causes further instability.
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several reported breaches of the Sun City agreement, but it has seen a reduction in the fighting. On 30 July 2002, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace deal known as the
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were accused of serious human rights violations and looting, virtually from their arrival in the country. They withdrew very quickly under international and national pressure and opprobrium.
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four months later. Kabila proclaimed himself president on 17 May 1997; he immediately ordered a violent crackdown to restore order, and began an attempt at reorganisation of the nation.
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took power. Although a peace agreement was signed in 2002, violence has continued in many regions of the country, especially in the east. Hostilities have continued since in the ongoing
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estimated that the war and its aftermath had caused 5.4 million deaths, principally through disease and malnutrition, making the Second Congo War the deadliest conflict worldwide since
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plan for transitional governance that would have result in legislative and presidential election within two years of its signing and marked the formal end of the Second Congo War.
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The rebel offensive was abruptly reversed as Kabila's diplomatic efforts bore fruit. The first African countries to respond to Kabila's request for help were fellow members of the
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The Rwandan government also challenged current borders by claiming a substantial part of eastern Congo as "historically Rwandan". The Rwandans alleged that Kabila was organising a
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Government instability and the lack of government enforcement allowed new illegal militia mining camps to form which located themselves deep within Congo's forest. There,
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Kabila's forces, with support of Rwanda, launched an offensive in earlier October 1996 in South Kivu, and demanded that the Kinshasa government surrender. The rebels took
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was, however, arrested by Rwandan police in 2009. The DRC sought assurance that Kigali aligned forces have no conflict-mineral or territorial interests in eastern Congo.
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The potential threat of rebel forces during the war caused many military officers controlling urban trade to leave their post. This created an open access market in the
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By 24 February 2000, the UN authorised a force of 5,537 troops, the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (known by the French
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who had been under Kabila's command since 1996, and were aggrieved over their poor treatment. The catalyst for the assassination appeared to be the execution of 47
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On 2 August 1998, the Banyamulenge in Goma erupted into rebellion. Rwanda offered them immediate assistance, and early in August a well-armed rebel group, the
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In 2002, Rwanda's situation in the war began to worsen. Many members of the RCD either gave up fighting or decided to join Kabila's government. Moreover, the
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The millions of displaced individuals led to large-scale logging and deforestation to create arable land. These activities had an outsized effect due to the
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the east. Nevertheless, the fall of the capital and of Kabila, who had spent the previous weeks desperately seeking support from various African nations and
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agreed to send 2,000 troops. France had encouraged Chad to join as a means of regaining influence in a region where the French had retreated after the 1994
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says the Zimbabwean military withdrew from the DRC in October 2002, but in June 2006 reporters said a 50-man force had stayed in the DRC to protect Kabila.
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Zimbabwean involvement in the war had a significant negative impact on the country's economy. As hardware losses multiplied, Western donors—including the
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more well-equipped and professional of the region; being the decisive factor in the outcome of the war and exhibiting outstanding tactical proficiency.
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published a story in which self-identified assassination plotters revealed documents and details of the plot to murder Kabila. The plotters were mainly
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conservation and protection efforts occurring in Congo at the time, enabling the numerous rampant rebel groups present in Congo to openly partake in
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Uganda-backed rebels as Uganda, Kinshasa and the Hutus are all seeking, in varying degrees, to check the influence of Rwanda and its affiliates.
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Alliances sometimes changed dramatically over the course of the wars. Some groups may be associated with multiple, ostensibly opposed factions.
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The fragility of the state has allowed continued violence and human rights abuses in the east. There are three significant centres of conflict:
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On 30 July 2006 the first elections were held in the DRC after the populace approved a new constitution. A second round was held on 30 October.
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on the Atlantic coast. The planes landed in the middle of the Kitona base, but the motley collection of troops there (ex-FAZ, but also Angolan
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expressed concern that Nujoma was misusing his country's development funds for the Congo expedition, and individual member states—including
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and Cascavel armoured cars, Zimbabwean ground forces also lost a significant number, either captured or destroyed by the rebel coalition.
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The ADFLC made consistent progress in its advance from the east throughout April 1997, and by May its troops had reached the outskirts of
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receive easier means of transportation and access to deeper parts of Congo's wildlife reserves. The result was a significant increase in
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With up to 3.4 million people being displaced in Congo as a result of the civil war, many moved into Congo's forests, where they hunted
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channel funds through the DRC) or even the Americans were involved in the assassination. There is, as yet, no proof that Mizele or the
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tracking, disarming and documenting all armed groups in the Congo, especially those forces identified with the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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Status of Grauer's gorilla and chimpanzees in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Historical and current distribution and abundance
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When Kabila gained control of the capital in May 1997, he faced substantial obstacles to governing the country, which he renamed the
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that could only help UNITA. The intervention of the experienced Angolan forces was essential in deciding the outcome of both wars.
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moved his base from Goma to Uganda-controlled Kisangani to head a breakaway faction known as RCD-Kisangani, which later became The
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withdrawn by 2002, by which point 30 servicemen had been killed in action and the war effort was costing Namibia $ 150,000 a day.
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admitted for the first time that Rwandan forces were assisting the RCD rebels for security reasons, apparently after a request by
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party had interests in Kinshasa similar to those claimed by Mugabe, including lucrative fish exports and a valuable stake in the
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Africa's Deadliest Conflict: Media Coverage of the Humanitarian Disaster in the Congo and the United Nations Response, 1997–2008
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to advance peace talks. On 18 January 1999, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe agreed on a ceasefire at a summit at
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in the streets of Kinshasa. On 12 August a loyalist army major broadcast a message urging resistance from a radio station in
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On 5 April 1999, tensions within the RCD about the dominance of the Banyamulenge reached a boiling point when RCD leader
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people in which a 2009 study by Kyoto University had observed a disintegration of their cultural interdiction of eating
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The war has caused substantial environmental damage. The forests of Congo are a major biodiversity hotspot, housing The
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Eventually involving belligerents from across the African continent, the war officially ended on 18 July 2003 when the
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accused of plotting against Kabila. The execution, witnessed by Kabila, took place the day before his assassination.
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of eastern Congo. Their tensions with neighboring ethnic groups had been a contributing factor in the genesis of the
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Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Knowledge article at ]; see its history for attribution.
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Beyers, Rene L.; Hart, John A.; Sinclair, Anthony R. E.; Grossmann, Falk; Klinkenberg, Brian; Dino, Simeon (2011).
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and the unending conflict. A number of them mutinied, leading to violent clashes between them and Rwandan forces.
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of Africa. Kabila himself had credibility as a long-time political opponent of Mobutu, and had been a follower of
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of Zaire vigorously denounced this intervention, but possessed neither the military capability to halt it nor the
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which is widely known as the second greatest tropical rain forest in the world and the largest forest in Africa.
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instability in much of the country and a delay in the scheduled national elections from June 2005 to July 2006.
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The Namibian intervention was greeted with intense criticism by opposition parties, as well as neighboring
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Rape victims who have been successfully reintegrated into their communities assemble in a “peace hut” near
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Prunier, 2009, pp. 181–82; see also New York Times News Service, "Rwanda Tied To Hijack of Jet in Congo,"
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Rwanda backed rebels due to fears of Hutu rebels on its border. The Kinshasa government was suspicious of
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in Kinshasa. The government initially stated that Kabila was wounded but still alive when he was flown to
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medical care. Overall, 71% of the population lived in absolute poverty, 85% in the poorest province of
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Nevertheless, diplomatic circumstances contributed to the first ceasefire of the war. In July 1999 the
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formalised peace between Congo and Uganda. The treaty aimed to get Uganda to withdraw its troops from
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in his account of the early years of the conflict portrayed him as an uncommitted and uninspiring
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along with some paratroops, reportedly numbering between 600 and 1,000. By August 1998, two more
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From Genocide to Continental War: The "Congolese" Conflict and the Crisis of Contemporary Africa
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as influenced by the civil war. During the conflict many of the front lines were located within
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At the same time, the western Congo was becoming increasingly secure under the younger Kabila.
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Tensions reached new heights on 14 July 1998, when Kabila dismissed his Rwandan chief of staff
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Soderlund, Walter C.; DonaldBriggs, E.; PierreNajem, Tom; Roberts, Blake C. (1 January 2013).
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Mortality in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Results from Eleven Mortality Surveys (PDF)
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DeWeerdt, Sarah (9 April 2015). "War can wreck landscapes and ecosystems as well as people".
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North and South Kivu, where a weakened FDLR continues to threaten the Rwandan border and the
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Genocide and crisis in Central Africa : conflict roots, mass violence, and regional war
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Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
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Africa's World War: Congo, The Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
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made particularly effective use of its air power, hitting rebel and Rwandan offensives on
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In April 2001, a UN panel of experts investigated the illegal exploitation of diamonds,
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Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
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helicopters, a transport aircraft, and an unidentified interceptor, probably a Chinese
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Few provisions, however, were made to actually disarm the militias. The United Nations
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The war resulted in a loss of 1.31% of Congo's forests, a size comparable to Belgium.
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On 16 May Wamba was ousted as head of the RCD in favour of a pro-Rwanda figure, Dr.
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civilians and 10,000 combatants were killed in an extermination campaign known as "
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Outside of Africa, most states remained neutral, but urged an end to the violence.
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International Criminal Court investigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Inter Press Service: Article about Zimbabwean soldiers' involvement, October 2004
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BERCI, October 1997. p. 38, as cited in International Crisis Group, 21 May 1999.
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Unconfirmed reports in September 1999 indicated that forces of the government of
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and they were also used by Rwanda to affect events across the border in the DRC.
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In the shadow of 'just wars' : violence, politics, and humanitarian action
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Kabila's army began a slow movement west in December 1996, near the end of the
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How Kabila Lost His Way: The performance of Laurent Désiré Kabila’s government
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Carayannis, Tatiana (2008). "Elections in the DRC". US Institute of Peace.
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The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe, and Power in the Heart of Africa
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San Frontieres, Medicines (2004). Weissman, Fabrice; Terry, Fiona (eds.).
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by MLC forces. Military operations and diplomatic efforts made by the UN,
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structures separate from that of the Transitional Government, but as the
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turned up allegations of disappearances, torture and killings. He quoted
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were a major source of funding for the war, and for subsequent fighting.
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Natural resources and conflict in Africa : the tragedy of endowment
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that Rwanda and Uganda were in the process of "recolonizing the Congo".
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exchanged diamonds extracted from rebel-held Angola for foreign weapons
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On 9 August 2000 a government offensive in Equateur Province along the
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to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is
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BBC News: Updated timeline of Congo history, with emphasis on the war
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In a bold move, Rwandan soldiers under the command of James Kabarebe
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through which most of Kinshasa's food passed. The diamond center of
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reserves, further contributing to the decline in their population.
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Kabila had originally discounted the possibility of support from
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The Clones of 'Mr. Kurtz': Violence, War and Plunder in the DRC
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station that provided power to Kinshasa as well as the port of
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of Uganda and Kabila signed a ceasefire accord on 18 April in
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The Inability of Peacekeeping to Address the Security Dilemma
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Tensions between Uganda and Rwanda escalated as units of the
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The New Warfare : Rethinking Rules for an Unruly World
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Great Lakes Conflagration-The Second Congo War 1998 – 2003
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Civil Wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2010
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confirmed the departure of over 20,000 Rwandan soldiers.
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By unanimous vote of the Congolese parliament, his son,
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Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders
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Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kongo: Kriege, Korruption und die Kunst des Ăśberlebens
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but the RCD was not invited. Fighting thus continued.
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De MERODE, EMMANUEL; COWLISHAW, GUY (10 March 2006).
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The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo
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was resumed as inflation was brought under control.
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in eastern Zaire, where many had fled to escape the
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increasingly expressed concern that Hutu members of
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(2002). 7696:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.033 7281:10.1371/journal.pone.0027129 6946:Kron, Josh (12 March 2009). 6082:"The Ascendant Son in Congo" 5871:"Who Killed Laurent Kabila?" 4818:Essays, UK (November 2018). 3851:The ethnic violence between 3790:Areas of continuing conflict 3200:– DRC supporters politically 3058:after five days of talks in 2829:failed to make any headway. 2692: 2427: 2390:Democratic Republic of Congo 2290:moved methodically down the 1970:M23 offensive (2022–present) 1898:2009 Eastern Congo offensive 1570:Assassination of Habyarimana 364:2 August 1998 – 18 July 2003 7: 10552:Puntland–Somaliland dispute 10408:Insurgency in Northern Chad 9468:Foreign policy under Mobutu 9017:Union of Congolese Patriots 8500:Operation North Night Final 8402:Ascension of Laurent Kabila 8000:. 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Phd. 4861:, 2012. p. 423ff. 4802:Ernesto "Che" Guevara, 4396:21 January 2010 at the 4097:, 2009 conflict in the 4078:Simon Fraser University 4068:Dispute over death toll 3957:between 2007 and 2009. 3369: 3140:Transitional Government 2998: 2832: 2363:Prime Minister of Zaire 2250:Rwandan Patriotic Front 2096:Kamwina Nsapu rebellion 1903:M23 rebellion (2012–13) 1893:2008 Nord-Kivu campaign 1298:Force Publique mutinies 964:JosĂ© Eduardo dos Santos 152:For more guidance, see 11362:Wars involving Namibia 11352:Wars involving Burundi 11213:Kivu frontier incident 11013:East African Community 10601:Somali–Kenyan conflict 10497:Eritrean–Ethiopian War 10491:Second Afar insurgency 10098:Sierra Leone Civil War 9306:Congo Crisis (1960–65) 9267:Colonization (1867–85) 9115:Lord's Resistance Army 9050:(UNITA, in Second War) 9001:(MLC, created in 1998) 8858:/ FARDC, after Mobutu) 8277:Port Francqui incident 7922:. 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11138: 11128: 11122: 11120: 11109: 11108: 11103: 11098: 11092: 11090: 11081: 11080: 11078:Dongo conflict 11075: 11070: 11069: 11068: 11063: 11058: 11048: 11043: 11038: 11032: 11030: 11026: 11025: 11023: 11022: 11021: 11020: 11010: 11005: 11000: 10995: 10990: 10984: 10982: 10978: 10977: 10956: 10955: 10948: 10941: 10933: 10924: 10923: 10921: 10920: 10915: 10910: 10905: 10899: 10897: 10896:Related topics 10893: 10892: 10889: 10888: 10886: 10885: 10884: 10883: 10878: 10869: 10863: 10856: 10854: 10850: 10849: 10847: 10846: 10845:(2017–present) 10840: 10835: 10828: 10826: 10819: 10813: 10812: 10809: 10808: 10806: 10805: 10804: 10803: 10798: 10790: 10785: 10780: 10775: 10769: 10758: 10756: 10752: 10751: 10749: 10748: 10745:Kasese clashes 10742: 10741:(1996–present) 10736: 10735:(1987–present) 10729: 10727: 10723: 10722: 10720: 10719: 10718:(2023–present) 10713: 10707: 10701: 10695: 10694:(2009–present) 10689: 10683: 10676: 10674: 10670: 10669: 10667: 10666: 10661: 10655: 10650: 10645: 10638: 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10234:(1975–present) 10229: 10222: 10220: 10213: 10211:Central Africa 10207: 10206: 10203: 10202: 10200: 10199: 10198:(2020–present) 10193: 10192: 10191: 10181: 10180:(1982–present) 10175: 10172:Guinea clashes 10169: 10162: 10160: 10156: 10155: 10153: 10152: 10151: 10150: 10145: 10136: 10134: 10130: 10129: 10127: 10126: 10125: 10124: 10119: 10110: 10108: 10104: 10103: 10101: 10100: 10095: 10089: 10087: 10083: 10082: 10080: 10079: 10078:(2012–present) 10073: 10072: 10071: 10066: 10061: 10052: 10050: 10046: 10045: 10043: 10042: 10041:(2021–present) 10036: 10035: 10034: 10023: 10022:(2009–present) 10017: 10012: 10011: 10010: 9998: 9996: 9989: 9983: 9982: 9979: 9978: 9976: 9975: 9969: 9964: 9957: 9955: 9951: 9950: 9948: 9947: 9946: 9945: 9940: 9938:War, 1975–1991 9928: 9926: 9925:Western Sahara 9922: 9921: 9919: 9918: 9917: 9916: 9911: 9906: 9904:2011 civil war 9896: 9890: 9888: 9884: 9883: 9881: 9880: 9879:(2013–present) 9874: 9868: 9867:(2011–present) 9862: 9857: 9850: 9848: 9841: 9835: 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8649: 8647: 8639: 8638: 8635: 8634: 8632: 8631: 8626: 8620: 8618: 8608: 8607: 8605: 8604: 8599: 8598: 8597: 8592: 8584: 8579: 8573: 8571: 8567:AFD insurgency 8560: 8559: 8554: 8553: 8552: 8542: 8537: 8532: 8526: 8524: 8523:(2004–present) 8512: 8511: 8509: 8508: 8503: 8496: 8488: 8486: 8482:Ituri conflict 8475: 8471: 8470: 8468: 8467: 8462: 8455: 8450: 8445: 8440: 8439: 8438: 8430:Ituri conflict 8426: 8418: 8416: 8408: 8407: 8405: 8404: 8399: 8394: 8387: 8386: 8385: 8373: 8368: 8362: 8360: 8352: 8351: 8349: 8348: 8343: 8342: 8341: 8336: 8331: 8321: 8315: 8313: 8309: 8308: 8306: 8305: 8304: 8303: 8291: 8286: 8281: 8280: 8279: 8274: 8272:Kindu atrocity 8269: 8262: 8261: 8260: 8248: 8243: 8238: 8233: 8221: 8216: 8211: 8206: 8205: 8204: 8199: 8198: 8197: 8187: 8179: 8173: 8171: 8163: 8162: 8160: 8159: 8154: 8153: 8152: 8142: 8137: 8132: 8127: 8125:Congo Arab war 8121: 8119: 8115: 8114: 8112: 8111: 8106: 8105: 8104: 8094: 8088: 8085: 8084: 8076: 8075: 8068: 8061: 8053: 8047: 8046: 8041: 8036: 8029: 8028:External links 8026: 8025: 8024: 8009: 7994: 7979: 7961: 7946: 7931: 7916: 7901:Clark, John F. 7898: 7883: 7856: 7853: 7850: 7849: 7826: 7786: 7764: 7743:10.1086/708241 7721: 7659: 7591: 7512: 7461: 7445:10.14989/91451 7416: 7398: 7369: 7313: 7266:(11): e27129. 7243: 7207: 7179: 7124: 7099: 7085: 7078: 7057: 7044: 7008: 6977: 6938: 6908: 6878: 6871: 6841: 6815: 6786: 6751: 6725: 6696: 6690:978-1782000761 6689: 6668: 6653: 6636: 6630:978-1909384668 6629: 6612: 6603:|journal= 6572: 6533: 6507: 6486:Case Study 163 6471: 6434: 6404: 6395:|journal= 6348: 6319: 6310:|journal= 6266: 6257:|journal= 6213: 6187: 6178:|journal= 6137: 6111: 6072: 6038: 6012: 5986: 5947: 5919: 5904:. Al Jazeera. 5892: 5858: 5825: 5792: 5766: 5736: 5706: 5667: 5637: 5614: 5594:(2): 659–682. 5567: 5529: 5514: 5488: 5462: 5453:|journal= 5408: 5389: 5374: 5357: 5326: 5317:|journal= 5272: 5246: 5231: 5213: 5183: 5153: 5138: 5120: 5104:Gerard Prunier 5096: 5081: 5046: 5023: 5008: 4982: 4952: 4945: 4927: 4907: 4892: 4874: 4867: 4837: 4807: 4792: 4778:978-1317276432 4777: 4759: 4729: 4694: 4663: 4633: 4604: 4573: 4543: 4524: 4505: 4478: 4464: 4442: 4422: 4402: 4382: 4317: 4271: 4265:978-0199754205 4264: 4243: 4213: 4207:978-0199754205 4206: 4179: 4178: 4176: 4173: 4170: 4169: 4159: 4143: 4142: 4140: 4137: 4136: 4135: 4124: 4123: 4118: 4113: 4101: 4095:Dongo conflict 4090: 4087: 4069: 4066: 4043: 4040: 3974: 3971: 3962: 3959: 3926:Main article: 3923: 3920: 3906: 3903: 3872: 3869: 3849: 3848: 3833: 3830:Ituri conflict 3823: 3791: 3788: 3785: 3784: 3782: 3781: 3774: 3767: 3759: 3756: 3755: 3742: 3741: 3734: 3733: 3730: 3729: 3726: 3720: 3719: 3716: 3710: 3709: 3706: 3700: 3699: 3696: 3690: 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10283: 10280: 10277: 10274: 10273:Kivu conflict 10271: 10268: 10265: 10262: 10259: 10256: 10253: 10250: 10247: 10246: 10244: 10240: 10233: 10230: 10227: 10224: 10223: 10221: 10217: 10214: 10212: 10208: 10197: 10194: 10190: 10187: 10186: 10185: 10182: 10179: 10176: 10173: 10170: 10167: 10164: 10163: 10161: 10157: 10149: 10146: 10144: 10141: 10140: 10138: 10137: 10135: 10133:CĂ´te d'Ivoire 10131: 10123: 10120: 10118: 10115: 10114: 10112: 10111: 10109: 10105: 10099: 10096: 10094: 10091: 10090: 10088: 10084: 10077: 10074: 10070: 10067: 10065: 10062: 10060: 10057: 10056: 10054: 10053: 10051: 10047: 10040: 10037: 10033: 10032:2016 conflict 10030: 10029: 10027: 10024: 10021: 10018: 10016: 10013: 10009: 10006: 10005: 10003: 10000: 9999: 9997: 9993: 9990: 9988: 9984: 9973: 9970: 9968: 9965: 9962: 9959: 9958: 9956: 9952: 9944: 9941: 9939: 9936: 9935: 9933: 9930: 9929: 9927: 9923: 9915: 9912: 9910: 9907: 9905: 9902: 9901: 9900: 9899:Libyan Crisis 9897: 9895: 9892: 9891: 9889: 9885: 9878: 9875: 9872: 9869: 9866: 9863: 9861: 9858: 9855: 9852: 9851: 9849: 9845: 9842: 9840: 9836: 9832: 9829: 9821: 9816: 9814: 9809: 9807: 9802: 9801: 9798: 9786: 9783: 9781: 9778: 9777: 9772: 9768: 9765: 9761: 9760: 9756: 9746: 9743: 9741: 9738: 9736: 9733: 9731: 9728: 9726: 9723: 9721: 9718: 9716: 9713: 9712: 9710: 9708: 9704: 9698: 9695: 9693: 9692:Social issues 9690: 9688: 9685: 9683: 9680: 9678: 9675: 9673: 9670: 9668: 9665: 9663: 9660: 9658: 9655: 9653: 9650: 9648: 9645: 9643: 9640: 9639: 9636: 9633: 9631: 9627: 9617: 9614: 9612: 9609: 9607: 9604: 9602: 9599: 9597: 9594: 9592: 9589: 9587: 9584: 9582: 9579: 9577: 9574: 9573: 9570: 9567: 9565: 9561: 9549: 9546: 9545: 9544: 9541: 9537: 9534: 9533: 9532: 9529: 9527: 9524: 9520: 9517: 9515: 9512: 9511: 9510: 9507: 9503: 9500: 9499: 9498: 9495: 9493: 9490: 9486: 9483: 9482: 9481: 9478: 9476: 9473: 9469: 9466: 9465: 9464: 9461: 9459: 9456: 9454: 9451: 9449: 9446: 9444: 9441: 9440: 9437: 9434: 9432: 9428: 9418: 9415: 9413: 9410: 9408: 9405: 9403: 9400: 9398: 9395: 9393: 9390: 9388: 9387:Deforestation 9385: 9383: 9380: 9378: 9375: 9374: 9371: 9368: 9366: 9362: 9354: 9351: 9349: 9346: 9345: 9344: 9343:Kivu conflict 9341: 9337: 9334: 9333: 9332: 9329: 9327: 9324: 9322: 9319: 9317: 9314: 9312: 9309: 9307: 9304: 9302: 9299: 9295: 9292: 9291: 9290: 9287: 9283: 9280: 9279: 9278: 9275: 9273: 9270: 9268: 9265: 9263: 9262:Early history 9260: 9259: 9257: 9255: 9251: 9246: 9239: 9234: 9232: 9227: 9225: 9220: 9219: 9216: 9203: 9197: 9194: 9193: 9191: 9189: 9185: 9175: 9172: 9169: 9166: 9164: 9161: 9160: 9158: 9152: 9146:(FLN/FROLINA) 9145: 9142: 9139: 9136: 9135: 9133: 9129: 9122: 9119: 9116: 9113: 9110: 9107: 9106: 9104: 9100: 9093: 9090: 9087: 9084: 9081: 9077: 9074: 9072: 9069: 9068: 9066: 9062: 9055: 9052: 9049: 9046: 9043: 9040: 9039: 9037: 9031: 9024: 9021: 9018: 9015: 9012: 9009: 9006: 9003: 9000: 8997: 8996: 8994: 8990: 8983: 8980: 8977: 8973: 8970: 8968: 8965: 8962: 8959: 8956: 8953: 8952: 8950: 8946: 8943: 8937: 8926: 8923: 8920: 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Routledge. 4770: 4763: 4747: 4743: 4739: 4733: 4717: 4713: 4709: 4705: 4698: 4682: 4678: 4674: 4667: 4651: 4647: 4643: 4637: 4621: 4617: 4611: 4609: 4592: 4588: 4584: 4577: 4561: 4557: 4553: 4547: 4539: 4535: 4528: 4512: 4508: 4506:9781554588787 4502: 4498: 4497: 4489: 4487: 4485: 4483: 4467: 4465:9780195374209 4461: 4456: 4455: 4446: 4439: 4435: 4432: 4426: 4419: 4415: 4412: 4406: 4399: 4395: 4392: 4386: 4367: 4363: 4359: 4355: 4351: 4347: 4343: 4339: 4335: 4328: 4321: 4313: 4307: 4288: 4281: 4275: 4267: 4261: 4257: 4253: 4247: 4231: 4227: 4226:The Economist 4223: 4217: 4209: 4203: 4199: 4195: 4189: 4187: 4185: 4180: 4163: 4157: 4153: 4148: 4144: 4134: 4131: 4130: 4129: 4128: 4122: 4119: 4117: 4114: 4111: 4107: 4106: 4102: 4100: 4096: 4093: 4092: 4086: 4082: 4079: 4075: 4065: 4063: 4058: 4056: 4052: 4047: 4042:Deforestation 4039: 4037: 4032: 4027: 4025: 4019: 4017: 4012: 4007: 4005: 4001: 3997: 3994:had been the 3992: 3988: 3984: 3979: 3970: 3968: 3958: 3956: 3952: 3949: 3945: 3944: 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