After the Rwandan genocide began, Tutsis were seeking refuge in neighbor Zaire, where ethnic Tutsis were also present in the eastern region of the country. Laurent Kabila then leaded the Tutsis from south Kivu against Hutu forces. Thus starting the Congo war. With the support of neighbor countries Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi and their new leaders, Kabila started a rebellion against Mobutu’s regime. He fought for a more democratic regime with his army the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFL). This war included many actors (both state and non-state actors) with many interests at stake (economic, political, ethnic and access to national resources). After only six months. The ADFL had won over Mobutu’s army, while
