^abDoğu Zaire'deki birçok Mai-Mai milisi başlangıçta Hutu militanlarına ve mültecilere karşı Ruanda ve AFDL ile ittifak kurdu.[10] Ancak çoğu Hutu kovulur kovulmaz birçok Mai-Mai grubu Ruanda ve AFDL'ye karşı tavır aldı.[11] Buna rağmen bazı Hutu karşıtı Mai-Mai'ler Ruanda ve AFDL ile müttefik kalmaya devam etti.[12]
^Duke, Lynne (20 Mayıs 1997). "Congo Begins Process of Rebuilding Nation". The Washington Post. s. A10. 24 Şubat 2011 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Guerrillas of Angola's former rebel movement UNITA, long supported by Mobutu in an unsuccessful war against Angola's government, also fought for Mobutu against Kabila's forces.
^"Strategic Review for Southern Africa". University of Pretoria. Cilt 20-21. 1998. As the conflict developed, France provided financial support to Mobutu and pushed hard for foreign intervention. However, under US pressure, France eventually terminated its call for intervention.
^abDuke, Lynne (15 Nisan 1997). "Passive Protest Stops Zaire's Capital Cold". The Washington Post. s. A14. 24 Şubat 2011 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Kabila's forces – which are indeed backed by Rwanda, Angola, Uganda and Burundi, diplomats say – are slowly advancing toward the capital from the eastern half of the country, where they have captured all the regions that produce Zaire's diamonds, gold, copper and cobalt.