The border between the countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo is 221 kilometers long.

[1] Crossing Lake Kivu in its entirety through the Virunga Mountains down to Mount Karisimbi, it divides the cities of Goma/Gisenyi and Bukavu/Cyangugu.

[2][3] There was a brief border clash between the two countries in 2012, which resulted in a few soldiers being killed.

[4][5] Additional alleged cross-border shellings happened during a period of heightened tensions between the two countries.

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