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This report examines the insurrection in North Kivu and provides background on the unfolding events. These factors include: the presence of insurgent groups opposed to the regimes of Rwanda and Uganda, the presence of troops from both Rwanda and Uganda inside North Kivu, domestic political and legal issues pertaining to citizenship and nationality and the politics of ethnic exclusion practiced by the Congolese authorities. The current state of affairs is also complicated by the deteriorating infrastructure and a deep economic crisis. The Kivu crisis threatens to split the entire country and create further fragmentation and chaos.