Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda border

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Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda border
Traders at the border between Goma and Gisenyi, which are both the same city split by the border
Characteristics
Entities	Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda
Length	217 kilometres (135 mi)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda border is a border between the two countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Crossing Lake Kivu in its entirety through the Virunga Mountains down to Mount Karisimbi, it is 221 kilometers long,^[1] dividing the cities of Goma/Gisenyi and Bukavu/Cyangugu.^[2]^[3]

There was a brief border clash between the two countries in 2012, which resulted in a few soldiers being killed.^[4]^[5] Additional alleged cross-border shellings happened during a period of heightened tensions between the two countries.^[6]

References

^ "Rwanda", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2022-06-13, retrieved 2022-06-16
^ "Lake Kivu – a time bomb or source of energy?". The New Humanitarian. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
^ "Congolese migrants claim better, safer life in Rwanda". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
^ "Rwanda accuses Congo of shelling border town". Reuters. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
^ "DR Congo soldier killed in border clash with Rwandan army". Reuters. 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
^ "Congo, Rwanda accuse each other of fresh cross-border rocket strikes". Reuters. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-06-16.