Democratic Republic of Congo Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information generally on conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For related web links, see Regional Resources: Africa.
These links complement USIP Special Reports: Putting Humpty Dumpty Together: Reconstructing Peace in the Congo and the Current Issues Briefing: Prospects for Peace and Democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
General Resources
The sites below collect links to other Internet resources which describe the background, history and current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Africa
South of the Sahara: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)
An extensive collection of well-annotated links compiled by Karen
Fung at Stanford University for the African Studies Association.
Includes links to email lists, special projects, databases and archives,
articles and documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), news
and general sources. Organized alphabetically within country listing.
The web site also has regional and topical
categories of links, as well as a a site
searching capability.
- Democratic
Republic of Congo (Zaire) Page
Annotated links from the African Studies Center at the University
of Pennsylvania for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also includes
extensive list of web links organized by topical
area.
- INCORE
guides to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity: Democratic
Republic of Congo
A selective list of annotated links to news sources, articles and
documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), maps, general
sources, etc. from the Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity,
a joint project of the University of Ulster and the United Nations
University.
- Index
on Africa: Countries: Congo-Kinshasa
The web site for Index on Africa,
a project of the Norwegian Council for Africa, contains extensive
annotated links organized by topical
category and country.
Also includes news and information
and discussion
boards. Within each individual country page, links are organized by subject category.
Includes the date a specific link was added and the tabulation
of hits since then. The web site has an additional search function and provides a subscription to an e-mail news list.
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Government Agencies and International Organizations
African Union
- African Union
Successor organization to the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the African Union's web site has news and events, documents, a listing of member states and related web links. A representative of the former OAU witnessed the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement in July 1999.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
- International Court of Justice (ICJ), Cour internationale de Justice
Web site of the ICJ, in English and French, contains general information about the court, basic documents, publications, decisions, the court docket, some unpublished pleadings, other relevant information and search capability. It includes the latest developments on Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda, a case brought before the court by the DRC on June 20, 2000.
International Crisis Group
South Africa Development Community (SADC)
United Nations
- Integrated
Regional Information Network (IRIN): Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC)
IRIN, a unit of the United
Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),
provides a clearinghouse of information for humanitarian and international
communities on the crises in sub-Saharan Africa. Its web site contains
special reports and news briefs organized by country and region,
such as Great
Lakes. Includes links to related web sites such as .... An e-mail
subscription for IRIN reports is also available.
- MONUC: United
Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The web for this UN peacekeeping mission describes the mission's mandate, background information, with links to press releases, the UN news service, documents,
including Security Council Resolutions, maps and photos. Also includes a link to the web site of MONUC mission headquarters in Kinshasa.
- Reliefweb:
Countries and Emergencies: Democratic Republic of Congo
ReliefWeb, a project
of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), "is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters." The country listing includes the latest news updates, links to
complex emergency information, data on the region and neighboring countries, as well as key documents and maps.
- United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA)
Web site of the UN organization includes links to resources
such as reports, press releases, publications, databases; links
to related
initiatives, programs,
a list of
member states, ECA partners and other organizational
information.
- UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
The web site for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has news, reports of UNHCR operations, statistics, analysis, maps and related information about Sierra Leone.
It links to another UNHCR database for country of origin and legal information which contains
country reports, legal documents, news and maps for Sierra Leone
United States
Maps and Guides
- Democratic
Republic of the Congo: CIA World Factbook
Country information covers the geography, people, economy, government,
and infrastructure. Includes a map.
- Democratic
Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)
Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the
University of Texas at Austin. These maps were produced by the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency.
- ReliefWeb:
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Regional and thematic maps from the UN's ReliefWeb covering the
DRC, particularly movement of refugees and humanitarian assistance.
- Your Nation
An interactive database with information derived from the CIA
World Factbook, Your Nation allows the user to compare or rank
statistics for any two countries or display a statistical summary
for an individual country. Settings are customizable.
Media and News Sources
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Peace Agreements and Political Resources
- Ceasefire Agreement
Full text of the Ceasefire Agreement signed on July 10, 1999 by
representatives of Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. On August 1, a representative of the
Movement for the Liberation of the Congo signed the agreement. On August 31, 1999, representatives from the Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) signed the agreement. Part of the United States Institute of Peace Library's Peace Agreements Digital Collection.
- Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC)-Rwanda Peace Agreement
Full text of the agreement regarding withdrawal of Rwandan troops and the dismantling of the ex-FAR and Interahamwe forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signed on July 30, 2002. Part of the United States Institute of Peace Library's
Peace Agreements Digital Collection.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)-Uganda Peace Agreement
Full text of the agreement regarding withdrawal of Ugandan troops from the DRC, and the program implementation, signed on September 6, 2002. Part of the United States Institute of Peace Library's
Peace Agreements Digital Collection.
- Political
Resources on the Net: Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kinshasa
(Former Zaire)
Links to information on elections, various political parties and
organizations, news and general resources for the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Updated: May 17, 2005
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