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Aid group estimates war-related death toll in east Congo at 2 million
June 21, 2000
Red Cross says more than 400 killed in Congo fighting
June 19, 2000
U.N. Security Council orders other countries' troops out of Congo
June 16, 2000
Rwanda begins withdrawal from Congo city
June 14, 2000
U.N. takes control during lull in Congo fighting
June 11, 2000
Uganda withdraws forces from key Congo city
June 11, 2000
200,000 hungry, frightened citizens of Congo diamond town trapped amid fighting
June 9, 2000
Fighting continues in Congo diamond town past latest cease-fire
June 8, 2000
Congo pact paves way for U.N. peacekeeping force
May 4, 2000
African leaders mull Congo withdrawal proposal
April 21, 2000
Seven African presidents to discuss Zimbabwe farm crisis, Congo war
April 20, 2000
Death toll in Congo blasts at 101; search winds down
April 16, 2000
Search continues for survivors from deadly explosion at Congo airport
April 15, 2000
U.N. demands end to Congo fighting before deploying peacekeepers
March 22, 2000
U.N. Security Council authorizes Congo force
February 24, 2000
U.N. looks warily at sending peacekeepers to Congo
February 16, 2000
U.N. Security Council meets to push for Congo peace
January 24, 2000
Congo rebel factions meet again in Uganda
January 7, 2000
Congo rebels say cease-fire off after government strikes
November 7, 1999
Congo government denies violating cease-fire
September 8, 1999
Rwanda, Uganda leaders agree to Congo cease-fire
August 17, 1999
Uganda, Rwanda battle it out on Congo streets
August 16, 1999
African presidents search for elusive Congo peace
August 8, 1999
African leaders to discuss Congo peace accord
August 8, 1999
Zambia tries to win rebel support for Congo peace accord
August 5, 1999
Rebel leader signs Congo accord
August 1, 1999
Congo rebels say 24 government soldiers killed
July 27, 1999
Congo rebels pledge to defy accord, continue fighting
July 11, 1999
Signing of Congo cease-fire agreement delayed
July 10, 1999
Zambian leader says Congo cease-fire to be signed Saturday
July 8, 1999
Congo peace summit delayed as negotiators work on cease-fire
June 26, 1999
Congo rebels advance on military, political fronts
June 8, 1999
Congo government bombs rebel strongholds
May 12, 1999
Possible Ebola outbreak kills 63 in Congo
May 3, 1999
Britain recalls ambassador to Congo
March 12, 1999
Britain denies diplomats expelled from Congo were spies
March 11, 1999
Support grows for peacekeepers in Congo
March 3, 1999
Congo opposition leader forms rival movement
February 22, 1999
Congo rebels struggle to win popular support
February 5, 1999
African nations try to mediate truce in Congo fighting
February 3, 1999
African officials try to revive Congo peace talks
January 17, 1999
Congo rebels deny charge of civilian massacre
January 6, 1998
Congo rebels probe report of civilian massacre
January 6, 1998
Peace talks on Congo conflict set
December 17, 1998
Cease-fire talks fail to dent Congo fighting
December 4, 1998
Confusion follows announcement of Congo cease-fire pledge
November 28, 1998
Africa summit focuses on Congo
November 27, 1998
Congo rebels admit their territory was bombed
November 25, 1998
U.N.: Congo war could result in genocide
November 24, 1998
Congo peace talks break down over genocide dispute
November 21, 1998
Congo rebels consider cease-fire proposal
November 20, 1998
Congo's Catholic Church urges Kabila to talk with opponents
November 7, 1998
U.S. Congo peace envoys kept waiting to see Mugabe
November 3, 1998
Zimbabwe dispatches more troops to Congo as U.N. urges end to conflict
October 23, 1998
Congo rebels strengthen control in east
October 13, 1998
Congo rebels claim they capture key air base
October 12, 1998
Rescue workers search for survivors from downed Congo jet
October 10, 1998
Congo rebels claim capture of two towns in east
October 3, 1998
Congo takes U.N. Security Council to task, demands withdrawal of troops
September 24, 1998
Congo expected to take center stage at General Assembly
September 23, 1998
Kabila, rebels claim inroads in eastern Congo
September 16, 1998
Residents of Congo town describe siege
September 15, 1998
Congo war intensifies despite truce talks
September 11, 1998
Congo: New fighting, new peace bid
September 10, 1998
Congo rebels leave summit without signing cease-fire
September 8, 1998
Kabila and rebels reportedly agree to Congo cease-fire
September 7, 1998
Congo leader drops in on Nonaligned Movement summit
September 2, 1998
Congo troops claim victory over rebels in Matadi
August 30, 1998
Congo's troops hunting rebels in eastern Kinshasa
August 29, 1998
'Arrows and spears' to fight Congo rebels
August 25, 1998
S. African summit calls for cease-fire in Congo
August 23, 1998
Angola enters Congo war
August 22, 1998
Congo rebels extend offer to negotiate cease-fire
August 20, 1998
Zimbabwe to send troops to Congo
August 19, 1998
Congo: Army crumbling, Kabila missing
August 18, 1998
Kabila searches for support as Congo rebels consolidate control
August 17, 1998
Kabila returns to Congo capital, vows to defeat rebels
August 15, 1998
Evacuations begin from Congo as fighting rages on
August 15, 1998
Rebels, government troops claim battle gains in Congo
August 12, 1998
Congo launches counterattack, says rebels retreating
August 10, 1998
Congo summit ends amid increased fighting
August 8, 1998
U.S. backs South African peace attempt in Congo
August 7, 1998
Anti-Kabila revolt spreads to Congo's west
August 6, 1998
Congo rebels reportedly capture two eastern towns
August 5, 1998
U.S. orders nonessential workers out of Congo as violence escalates
August 5, 1998
Congo leader Kabila vows to crush rebels
August 4, 1998
Kinshasa under curfew as Congo army revolts against Kabila
August 3, 1998
Rwandan soldiers in Congo ordered to leave country
July 29, 1998
U.N. report of Congo probe into Rwandan deaths uses term 'genocide'
June 3, 1998
Endangered white rhino survives Congo civil war
May 14, 1998
Frustrated, U.N. investigators to leave Congo
April 18, 1998
Leaders of Congo, Kenya expected at Clinton summit in Uganda
March 18, 1998
Congo says U.N. massacre probe can start immediately
November 26, 1997
U.N. Ambassador Richardson To Visit Congo
Oct. 15, 1997
U.N. withdraws some staff from eastern Congo
Oct 6, 1997
Congo government: 'We want democracy'
June 7, 1997
Kabila sworn in as president of Congo
May 29, 1997
Kabila bans political activity in Congo
May 26, 1997
Kabila mum on Congo plans
May 21, 1997
U.S. Army unit arrives in Congo
Mar. 23, 1997


Counting the dead in Congo: A first-hand account
Using satellite technology to count the casualties of war
A researcher's personal account of the challenges -- and dangers -- of working in a war zone
Epidemiologist Les Roberts talks about tallying the dead to help save the living

Congolese survivors tell their stories

CNN's Catherine Bond reports on the ongoing violence
Results of the International Rescue Committee's survey
Peace, or a cascading civil war?
See the latest reports on the Congo from CNN Interactive
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