1. a) List the countries that border the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
b) Name the president and capital of the DRC.

2. What are the problems with the U.N.'s peacekeeping force in the DRC?

3. How many troops does the U.N. Peacekeeping mission (MONUC) have in the DRC?

4. a) Who is Laurent Nkunda?
b) Why did he begin his insurgency three years ago?

5. Why are DRC citizens demonstrating against U.N. peacekeepers?

6. What did Alan Doss, the senior U.N. official in the DRC, ask the U.N. Security Council to do earlier this month?

7. How have the combatants fighting in the DRC changed over the years?