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List of conflicts in Africa

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Continental map of the ongoing 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 pre-colonial wars, 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.

  • c. 1203–1243 Dunama Dabbalemi, of the Sayfawa dynasty, mai of the Kanem Empire, declared jihad against the surrounding tribes and initiated an extended period of conquest
  • c. 1342 – c. 1388 Fall of Kanem
    • c. 1342 – c. 1352 Sao Resurgence
    • c. 1376 – c. 1388 Bulala Invasion
  • 1909–1911 Ouaddai War
  • 1915 – 15 November 1917 Massacre des coupes-coupes (in Arabic: Kabkab Massacre, مجزرة كبكب)
  • c. 3050 BCE Hor-Aha, the second pharaoh of Egypt, led a campaign against the Nubians
  • c. 1506 BCE – 1493 BCE During the reign of Thutmose I, the Kingdom of Kerma rebelled against Egyptian rule and Thutmose I traveled up the Nile and fought in the battle, killing the Nubian king.
  • c. 1282 BCE Seti's military campaigns
  • c. 1279 BCE – 1213 BCE Remesses II's campaigns in Nubia
  • 23 BCE The Roman prefect of Egypt invaded the Kingdom of Kush after an initial attack by the queen of Meröe, razing Napata to the ground
  • c. 300 CE Ezana of Axum launched several military campaigns, destroying the Kingdom of Kush
  • 1312 Mamluk Invasion
  • 1722–1786 Civil War
  • February 1820 – October 1822 Invasion of Libya and Sudan
  • The Moorish Wars
    • 534 First Moorish uprising
    • 536 Military mutiny
    • 544 Second Moorish uprising and the revolt of Guntharic
  • 577 Conflict with Moorish kingdom of Garmul

Chronological list of wars

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19th century

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20th century

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21st century

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See also

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General:

References

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Further reading

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  • Ahram, Ariel I. War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa (John Wiley & Sons, 2020).
  • Christman, Audrey Mona. Civil wars in Africa: Roots and resolution (McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP, 1999).
  • Kalu, Kelechi A. ed. Civil Wars in Africa (2022) excerpt
  • Sidorova, Galina, and Eliza Lyubenova. "Contemporary Wars in Africa or 21st Century Competition for Power." Journal of Asian and African Studies (2020): 0021909620965609.
  • Williams, Paul D. War and conflict in Africa (John Wiley & Sons, 2016).