A United Nations convoy of helpers and and medicine has finally begun its journey towards people who need it in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
More than 12 trucks left the city of Goma on Monday morning, taking UN workers to check on refugees.
The trucks are headed towards areas where thousands of people are living, after being forced from their homes.
They had to leave the places where they lived because there is a lot of fighting in the country.
That fighting has forced charities in the area to stop trying to help.
At the moment, there is a ceasefire in DR Congo, and it's hoped that that aid convoy will be allowed to travel to its destination without any trouble.
Groups that don't agree with the government in Congo have been battling with the country's army.
Politicians from Britain and France are in Africa to try to convince everyone there to end the fighting.
The British politician in charge of foreign matters, David Miliband, and the man who does the same job for the French government are in Africa.
They have spoken with the leader of DR Congo and the president of the neighbouring country Rwanda.
A refugee camp in DR Congo
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The army in Congo have been fighting with armed groups that don't agree with the county's government, called rebels.
DR Congo's President Joseph Kabila has said he thinks the government in Rwanda is helping the rebels fight.
Leaders in Rwanda say they aren't helping the rebels. However soldiers from Rwanda have invaded DR Congo twice in recent years.
Tension
There's been lots of tension between different tribal groups ever since a big war in the central African country six years ago, when millions of people died.
It's thought one of the reasons behind the latest fighting is that some people feel the Congolese government isn't doing enough to protect their land.
The rebel leader of the Tutsi tribe, General Nkunda, has said he is fighting to protect his community from attack by Hutu fighters, who come from the neighbouring country, Rwanda.
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