The eastern parts of the country had been destabilized Destroying due to the Rwandan genocide and other regional conflicts , and in many areas state authority had already collapsed Destroying , with infighting militias , warlords , and rebel groups ( some allies , other enemies of Mobutu ) in power .

Kabila soon alienated his Rwandan and Ugandan allies .

To avert a coup , Kabila expelled Removing all Rwandan and Ugandan forces from the Congo .

The Six-Day War Hostile_encounter ( ) was a series of armed confrontations between Ugandan and Rwandan forces around the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 5 to 10 June 2000 .

Kisangani was also a scene of violence Violence between Rwandan and Ugandan troops in August 1999 and 5 May 2000 .