Congolese Civil War or Congo War may refer to any of a number of armed internal conflicts in the present-day countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.
Pre-colonial Congo Kongo Civil War (1665–1709), in the historic Kingdom of Kongo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Civil wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (also known as Congo-Kinshasa and DR Congo, 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) Kanyarwanda War (1963–1966) Simba rebellion (1964) Katanga insurgency (1963–present), sub-conflict of Congo Crisis that continued as ongoing insurgency Batwa–Luba clashes (2013–2018) Shaba invasions (Shaba I 1977, Shaba II 1978) Lord's Resistance Army insurgency (1987–present) Allied Democratic Forces insurgency (1996–present) 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–present) and Kivu conflict (2004–present), sub-conflicts of the Second Congo War that continued as ongoing insurgencies M23 rebellion (2012–2013) M23 campaign (2022–present) Dongo conflict (2009) Kamwina Nsapu rebellion (2016–2019) Western DR Congo clashes (2022–present)
Republic of the Congo Civil wars in the Republic of the Congo (also known as Congo-Brazzaville and the Congo Republic): Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–1994) Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999) 2002–2003 conflict in the Pool Department Pool War (2016–2017)
See also Congolese (disambiguation)