List of conflicts in Africa

This is a list of conflicts in Africa arranged by country, both on the continent and associated islands, including wars between African nations, civil wars, and wars involving non-African nations that took place within Africa. It encompasses colonial wars, wars of independence, secessionist and separatist conflicts, major episodes of national violence (riots, massacres, etc.), and global conflicts in which Africa was a theatre of war.

African Great Lakes

Burundi
  • 1972 Burundi genocide
  • October 21, 1993 – August 2005 Burundi Civil War
    • December 28, 2000 Titanic Express Massacre
    • September 9, 2002 Itaba Massacre
    • August 13, 2004 Gatumba Massacre
  • April 26, 2015 – Ongoing Burundian unrest

Rwanda

Kenya
  • August 3, 1914 – November 1918 East African Campaign (World War I)
  • June 10, 1940 – November 27, 1941 East African Campaign (World War II)
  • 1952–1960 Mau Mau Uprising
  • 1963–1967 Shifta War
  • 1980 Garissa Massacre
  • February 10, 1984 Wagalla massacre
  • 2005 Turbi Village Massacre
  • 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis
  • 2017 2017 Kenyan general election violence

South Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

Central Africa

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad
Main article: List of conflicts in Chad

Congo (Republic of)

Congo (Democratic Republic of)
Main article: List of conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabon

São Tomé and Príncipe
  • February 3, 1953 Batepá Massacre

Horn of Africa

Djibouti

Eritrea
Main article: List of conflicts in Eritrea

Ethiopia
Main article: List of conflicts in Ethiopia

Somalia
Main article: List of conflicts in Somalia

Indian Ocean islands

Comoros
  • March 25, 2008 – March 26, 2008 Invasion of Anjouan

Madagascar

Mauritius

North Africa

Algeria
Main article: List of conflicts in Algeria

Egypt
Main article: List of conflicts in Egypt
  • 1803–1807 Muhammad Ali's seizure of power
  • 1881–1899 Mahdist War
  • June 11, 1940 – February 4, 1943: Western Desert Campaign, part of World War II
  • October 29 – November 7, 1956 Suez Crisis
  • June 5, 1967 – June 10, 1967 Six-Day War
  • July 1, 1967 – August 7, 1970 War of Attrition
  • October 6, 1973 – October 25, 1973 Yom Kippur War
  • July 21, 1977 – July 24, 1977 Libyan–Egyptian War
  • January 25, 2011 – ongoing 2011 Egyptian Revolution and Aftermath
    • January 25, 2011 – February 11, 2011 Egyptian Revolution
    • Egyptian crisis (2011–14)
    • February 23, 2011 – ongoing Sinai insurgency
    • November 22, 2012 – July 3, 2013 Egyptian protests
    • June 28, 2013 – July 3, 2013 June 2013 Egyptian protests
    • July 3, 2013 – ongoing Political violence in Egypt
    • 2013 – ongoing Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present)

Libya
Main article: List of conflicts in Libya

Morocco
Main article: List of conflicts in Morocco

Sudan
Main article: List of conflicts in Sudan

Tunisia
Main article: List of conflicts in Tunisia

Southern Africa

Angola

Lesotho
  • 1880–1881 Gun War
  • 22 September 1998 – May 1999 South African intervention in Lesotho

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia
  • 1904–1907 Herero Genocide
  • July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I
    • September 15, 1914 – February 4, 1915 Maritz Rebellion
  • August 26, 1966 – March 21, 1990 Namibian War of Independence
  • 1994–1999 Caprivi conflict

South Africa

Swaziland

Zambia

Zimbabwe

West Africa

Benin

Burkina Faso

Côte d'Ivoire

Gambia

Ghana
Main article: List of conflicts in Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali
Main article: List of conflicts in Mali

Mauritania
Main article: List of conflicts in Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Sierra Leone

Western Sahara

Chronological list of wars

19th century

20th century

21st century
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See also

References
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