It is bordered by the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north ; Uganda , Rwanda , and Burundi in the east ; Zambia and Angola to the south ; the Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave of Cabinda , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west ; and is separated from Tanzania by Lake Tanganyika in the east .
DRC borders the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north ; Uganda , Rwanda , and Burundi in the east ; Zambia and Angola to the south ; the Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave of Cabinda , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west .