From all the research I have done I have fond that the civil war in Congo does not .
only consist of two groups and two separate arguments, but rather several groups .
with several arguments. Quite frankly I cannot make a two-sided argument essay .
with this topic. I will try and explain what I have learned though. .
The widest interstate war in Africa's history took place in the Democratic Republic .
of the Congo. Many groups have become involved in the conflict. Some from the .
immediate sub-region and also groups from much farther away. Eastern Congo is .
where most of the war has taken place. It has affected 50 million Congolese people .
due to the fact that nine African nations are involved. This makes it a very .
complicated to come up with a resolution for everyone's problems because so many .
players are involved.
President Laurent Desire Kabila is the ruler of most of the Democratic Republic of .
Congo. He leads an alliance of Democratic forces who fight for the liberation of .
Congo. In 1997 they overthrew the authoritarian regime of Mobutu Sese Seko. They .
did this using armed force and the dilapidated transport and communications .
infrastructure in the country impairs central Government control.
The rebel organization, the Congolese Rally for Democracy had taken over one-.
third of the countries territory from the Government by the end of 1998. This rebel .
group consists mostly of the Tutsi ethnic minority. A rebellion started in August .
1998 to topple Congolese President Laurent Kabila. Behind the rebellion were .
Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. The rebellion started when Kabila tried to get .
Rwandan forces to leave the country. The Rwandan military had helped to .
overthrow Mobutu whom the Congolese , Tutsis and the governments of Burundi, .
Rwanda, and Uganda relied on for protection. They needed protection from hostile .
non-governmental armed groups who operated from the eastern part of the country.
These armed groups included:.
