Africa’s World War

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Africa’s World War is the common name for the Second Congo War, a devastating multi-nation conflict in Central Africa that became one of the deadliest wars since World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Africa’s World War canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Second Congo War
armed conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Great War of Africa
Second Congo War
cause control of mineral resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
presence of Rwandan Hutu militias in eastern Congo
regional power rivalry
spillover from the Rwandan genocide
conflictType civil war with foreign intervention
multi-state war
continent Africa
endTime 2003
estimatedDeaths millions
followedBy Ituri conflict
Kivu conflict
impact long-term insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
regional destabilization in Central Africa
includesEvent Battle of Kisangani
Ituri conflict
Kisangani clashes between Rwanda and Uganda
involves Joseph Kabila
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Paul Kagame
Yoweri Museveni
involvesOrganization United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: MONUC

United Nations
location Central Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
mainBelligerent Angola
Burundi
Congolese rebel groups
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Movement for the Liberation of Congo
Namibia
Rally for Congolese Democracy
Rwanda
Uganda
Zimbabwe
notedAs one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II
partOf post-Cold War conflicts
peaceProcess Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement
Sun City peace talks
surface form: Sun City Agreement
precededBy First Congo War
result displacement of millions of people
humanitarian crisis
mass civilian casualties
startTime 1998
subjectOf human rights reports
international war crimes investigations

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Description of subject: Africa’s World War is the common name for the Second Congo War, a devastating multi-nation conflict in Central Africa that became one of the deadliest wars since World War II.

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Second Congo War alsoKnownAs Africa’s World War