Africa’s World War: The Hidden Tragedy of the Congo (1998–2003)

Описание: The Second Congo War — often referred to as Africa’s World War — stands as the deadliest conflict since World War II, yet it remains one of the most overlooked chapters in modern history. Between 1998 and 2003, nine countries and hundreds of militias clashed across the Congo, resulting in millions of deaths caused not only by combat, but also by starvation, disease, and mass displacement.

In this in-depth documentary, we retrace how colonial-era borders, the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, international interference, and the intense competition for Congo’s mineral riches transformed Central Africa into the battlefield of a continent-wide conflict.

🔎 What you’ll explore inside this video:

The collapse of Mobutu’s regime and the rise of Laurent-Désiré Kabila

Intervention by Rwanda and Uganda and the emergence of powerful rebel movements

Operation Kitona and how Kinshasa nearly fell in the opening days

Africa’s complex web of alliances: Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Sudan, Chad, Libya

The devastating human toll: child soldiers, mass displacement, and civilian atrocities

The uneasy peace negotiations and Joseph Kabila’s ascent following his father’s assassination

Why Africa’s Great War faded from global memory

This documentary is not just about armies and strategies — it is the story of countless civilians whose lives were torn apart by a conflict that reshaped a nation and left deep scars across an entire continent.

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