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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 pre-colonial wars, colonial wars, wars of independence, secessionist and separatist conflicts, major ...
Eritrean Civil Wars (1972–1974;1980–1981) between the EPLF and ELF; Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991), between the Derg and various rebel groups; included the Red Terror; Oromo conflict (from 1973) Ogaden War (1977–1978) between Ethiopia and Somalia; Somaliland War of Independence (1981-1991), between the Somali National Movement and Somalia
Pages in category "Civil wars involving the states and peoples of Africa" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The boundary marking a civil war is blurred in Africa as many civil wars involved foreign backers if not active belligerents. Libya's actively intervened into Chad with air forces, and France retaliated with support for the other side. Sudan experienced a prolonged civil war, resulting in the separation of South Sudan as an independent state.
Tunisian War of Independence [6] Tunisia: 2,500 1955–1972 First Sudanese Civil War Sudan: 500,000 1954–1962 Algerian War of Independence [7] Algeria: 1,000,000–1,500,000 1957–1958 Ifni War Morocco, Spanish West Africa: 8,400 1958–1959 1958 Rif riots Morocco ~4000 1961 Bizerte crisis Tunisia: 654 1961–1964 First Tuareg rebellion Mali ...
Abbasid expeditions to East Africa; Adubi War; African military systems (1800–1900) African military systems after 1900; African military systems before 1800; Akure–Benin War; Anglo-Ashanti wars; Anglo-Zulu War; Angolan War of Independence
The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Rhodesian Civil War, Second Chimurenga as well as the Zimbabwe War of Independence, [13] was a civil conflict from July 1964 to December 1979 [n 1] in the unrecognised country of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and now Zimbabwe).
The civil war began while the United States was under the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, who was officially neutral in regard to the civil war, [197] with U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk stating that "America is not in a position to take action as Nigeria is an area under British influence". [123]