Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda border

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
Length217 kilometres (135 mi)

The border between the countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo is 221 kilometers long. Crossing Lake Kivu in its entirety through the Virunga Mountains down to Mount Karisimbi, it divides the cities of Goma/Gisenyi and Bukavu/Cyangugu.

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

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