Second Congo War - Wikipedia
WEBThe Second Congo War, [a] also known as Africa's World War, [9] the Great War of Africa, or the Great African War, began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 2 August 1998, just over a year after the First Congo War, and involved some of the same issues.
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
WEBJun 20, 2024 · The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu extremists killed an estimated one million minority ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus...
A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo - Al Jazeera
WEBFeb 21, 2024 · Heavy fighting between the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group in the country’s troubled North Kivu province has forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes in the past two...
First Congo War - Wikipedia
WEBThe First Congo War, [c] also nicknamed Africa's First World War, [29] was a civil war and international military conflict which lasted from 24 October 1996 to 16 May 1997 and took place mostly in Zaire (which was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the process), with major spillovers into Sudan and Uganda.
Africa’s World War: The Congo War - History Guild
WEBMay 13, 2021 · The Congo war was the deadliest conflict since the end of WW2. What lead to this conflict, and what effect has it had on the region?
What is the latest conflict in the DR Congo about?
WEBJun 21, 2022 · One Congolese soldier has been shot dead, leading to the DRC closing its border with Rwanda. Who are some of the players in the conflict?
The Overlooked Crisis in Congo: ‘We Live in War’
WEBDec 17, 2023 · They joined 6.5 million people displaced by war in eastern Congo, where a conflict that has dragged on for nearly three decades, stoking a vast humanitarian crisis that by some estimates has...
What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are …
WEBFeb 19, 2024 · Aid organisations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help.
Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in …
WEBMar 13, 2024 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
DR Congo: What’s causing the conflict? - BBC
WEBJul 6, 2022 · Violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has escalated in recent months, resulting in thousands of people fleeing and hundreds being killed.