The restriction aims to increase government revenue and revitalize the economy.

Finding the Lord's Resistance Army rebels is complicated by persistent geographic constraints.

The apparently imminent disintegration of M23 would be messy but beneficial for Kinshasa.

Rwanda's proxy strategy in the Congo has created splits in groups like M23.

With the taking of Goma, Kigali hopes to create a buffer with its western neighbor.

Kampala is unlikely to reassess its Congo strategy as a result of foreign pressure.

Angola's railways need work, but the country is more interested in becoming a hub for commodity exports.

Rwanda will continue to support rebel groups in eastern DRC to safeguard its interests in the country.

Kinshasa's attempts to assert control over the country's resource-rich east are unlikely to succeed.