Democratic Republic of the Congo- Africa's World War. This war, also known as the Second Congo war, took place in August 1998. It officially ended in July of 2003. This war was the deadliest war in modern African history, the war and it's aftermath killed about 5.4 million people, but most were killed from disease and starvation. One of the big causes of this war is the civil war between the Tutsi and Hutu in Rwanda. When the Tutsi won the civil war, hundreds of thousands Hutu refugees and surviving soldiers fled to Congo. Congo's dictator Laurent Kabila allowed them to do cross border raids into Rwanda. The Congolese felt that the Tutsi had too much control over their country, and their dictator Laurent Kabila was encouraging their feelings toward the Tutsi, to help maintain his power. When all of this happened the Tutsi and anti-Kabila forces rebelled, starting Africa's World War.
The United Nations has had a peace keeping force in Congo, but the effect is limited. The UN also insists that the Congolese government clean up the corruption in government and in the national army. The conflict ended when a transitional government stepped in and a peace treaty was signed in 2003, but there is still some fighting going on today in Eastern Congo.
Hopefully someday the Democratic Republic of the Congo will turn it around and become a successful country, it is the number 2 failed state in the world. I would not even think about going there, because of the fighting still going on there.
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Good but a bit brief overall.