Congolese Civil War

Congolese Civil War or Congo War may refer to any of a number of armed conflicts in present-day countries of Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Western Africa:

In the historic Kingdom of Kongo:
- Kongo Civil War (1665–1709)
In the Republic of the Congo (also known as Congo-Brazzaville and Congo Republic):
- Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–1994)
- Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999)
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (also known as Congo-Kinshasa and Congo DR, formerly known as Congo-Léopoldville and Zaire):
- Congo Crisis (1960–1965), dating from the country's independence from Belgium to the rise of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko
  - Kwilu rebellion (1963–1965)
  - Simba rebellion (1964), sub-conflict of the Congo Crisis
- First Congo War (1996–1997), which led to the overthrow of Mobutu by Laurent-Désiré Kabila and his rebels
- Second Congo War (1998–2003), involved nine nations and led to ongoing low-level warfare despite an official peace treaty and the first democratic elections in 2006
- Ituri conflict (1999–2007), a sub-conflict of the Second Congo War
  - Effacer le tableau (2002–2003), a genocide of Mbuti and other Pygmy tribes by the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo in North Kivu
  - FRPI/FPJC insurgency (2008–2011)
  - Renewed Hema-Lendu conflict (2017-present)
- Kivu conflict (2004–present)
  - M23 rebellion (2012–2013)
  - Allied Democratic Forces insurgency (2013-present)
- Dongo conflict (2009)

See also