Congolese Civil War

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

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)

Civil wars in the Republic of the Congo (also known as Congo-Brazzaville and the Congo Republic):