Due to the military conflicts on both sides of the border, many refugees have crossed into the other's territory.

[2] The current Congolese ambassador to the Central African Republic is Gaspard Mugaruka, who has been in that office since 2002.

[3][4] The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) have had peacekeepers in the neighbouring country since at least 2003 due to the ongoing political instability and civil war.

During the 2003 Central African Republic coup d'état, there were 370 FARDC troops in Bangui as part of CEMAC peacekeeping mission.

[5] As of 2014 there were 850 FARDC soldiers and 150 officers of the Congolese National Police as peacekeepers in CAR due to the civil war that started in 2012.