The Second Congo War, [a] also known as Africa's World War [9] or the Great War of Africa, was a major conflict that began on 2 August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), just over a year after the First Congo War.

5 天之前 · In 1998, the Second Congo War broke out following the deterioration of relations between Kigali and Kinshasa. To diminish the impression that Rwanda held undue influence over the Congolese...

2019年1月26日 · The Second Congo War involved 9 countries officially and some 20 rebel groups. At stake was the leadership of the Congo - and its wealth of resources.

2019年2月21日 · The first phase of the Second Congo War led to a stalemate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On one side were Congolese rebels backed and guided by Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi.

2018年3月12日 · During the year-long conflict an estimated 250,000 were killed in the Congo and neighboring nations. The origins of the Second Congo Civil War date back to 1965 when Mobutu, with the support of the United States, became the President of the Congo, whose name he changed to Zaire.

2021年5月13日 · The Second Congo War began with retaliation from Rwanda and Uganda. They planned an invasion, supporting a new rebel group, Rally for Congolese Democracy (RDC). In August 1998, the rebel army seized ports in Ketona in Western DRC.

2024年3月29日 · Considered the first continental war of Africa, the Second Congo War originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August, 1998. Understanding the Second Congo War requires some context both of what was happening previously central Africa, as well as what was simultaneously happening in the neighboring regions.

The Second Congo War, also known as the Great War of Africa, was a conflict that erupted in 1998 and involved multiple African nations fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Operation Kitona was a Rwandan/Ugandan offensive that marked the beginning of the Second Congo War. Rwanda hoped to depose Laurent-Désiré Kabila and install a government more favorable to Rwanda's interests by quickly taking control of Kinshasa and the strategic western province of Bas-Congo (today Kongo Central).

2023年7月13日 · BRIEFING: THE SECOND CONGO WAR: MORE THAN A REMAKE FILIP REYNTJENS THE WAR which brought Laurent-Desire Kabila and his Alliance des forces democratiques pour la liberation du Congo-Zaire (AFDL) to power in May 1997 cannot be seen in isolation. The events of 1996-7 were embedded in the larger context of three conflicts, which …