1. a) List the countries that border the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
(answer can be found at the link to the CIA World Factbook or worldatlas.com in "Resources" below)
b) Name the president of the DRC.
c) Name the capital of the DRC.

2. How many people were forced by rebels to leave their homes in the DRC?

3. How is the Rwandan government involved in the rebel movement in the DRC, according to the Daily Telegraph reporter?

4. Why did one 27-year-old Rwandan soldier join Laurent Nkunda's rebels in the DRC?

5. Read the "NOTE ON RWANDA'S CONNECTION TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO" in the "Background" section below. Aside from defeating the Hutus, what motive does Rwandan President Paul Kagame have for supporting the rebels in the DRC?