Great War of Africa
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The Great War of Africa, also known as Africa’s World War, was a devastating multi-country conflict centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the late 1990s and early 2000s that involved numerous African nations and armed groups, causing millions of deaths and widespread humanitarian crises.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great War of Africa canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African war
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multinational conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Africa’s World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Congo War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
control of mineral resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
presence of Hutu militias in eastern Congo ⓘ regional power rivalry ⓘ spillover from the Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
government of Joseph Kabila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
government of Laurent-Désiré Kabila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
civil war with foreign intervention
ⓘ
interstate war ⓘ |
| endTime | 2003 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths |
millions of people
ⓘ
over 5 million people (including conflict-related disease and starvation) ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Ituri conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kivu conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humanitarianImpact |
collapse of health infrastructure in conflict zones
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large-scale refugee flows ⓘ severe food insecurity ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
African Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern African Development Community NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Allied Democratic Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Interahamwe militias NERFINISHED ⓘ Mai-Mai militias NERFINISHED ⓘ Movement for the Liberation of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rally for Congolese Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | post–Cold War conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Congo War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
deployment of United Nations peacekeeping mission MONUC ⓘ mass displacement of civilians ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement of 1999
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pretoria Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun City peace talks ⓘ |
| startTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| theater | Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
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