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After the deaths of 800,000 Tutsi people, by the Hutu, in the horrific ethnically motivated Rwandan genocide in 1994, 2 million refugees fled to the nearby country of Congo in a bid to seek safety and justice. When this happened, in 1996 the rebel armies flooded Congo, trying to 'cleanse' the country of Rwandans who had escaped there trying to seek safety, thereby causing chaos to the Rwandan population who lived in the country. This lead to many wanting Rwandese people out of the country and caused an uprising, thus, igniting the match that started the first Congo war. By 1997 the current government at the time had been overthrown and Congo had been changed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the war ended. However, in 1998, the new President of DRC, Kabila, had gone against Uganda and Rwanda who were giving him support and permitted the Hutus to form armies in the country. This led to Uganda and Rwanda invading DRC and President Kabila became backed by other surrounded countries. During this time, seven neighbouring countries became involved in the conflict which saw both physical and psychological devastation being set upon civilians for years. As armies and rebels from each country tried to destroy people fighting in each countries defense. Civilians bared the brunt of the hatred throughout the conflict as they struggled through disease, famine, poverty and malnutrition, resulting in the death of 6 million people. Half of the victims were thought to be children under five and it is estimated that 2 million people fled the country and became refugees in neighbouring countries. The war also created many child soldiers, desperate to survive and take a chance in conflict rather than die through starvation. To add to this, violence was notoriously rife in the east of the country where there were lots of valuable minerals, causing, even more conflict and destruction. The President of DRC was eventually assassinated in 2002, leading to his son Joseph Kabila taking over. His presidency sought to create new negotiations to end the war. But it is thought by many that the aftermath of war still affects the Democratic Republic of Congo today and the country is still far from peace. 12 ISSUE 104 / 2017 GUESTLIST Everyone has heard of the first and second world wars that ravaged Europe in the first half of the 20th century and most vaguely know what happened in that time. But few know about the first and second Wars of Congo, known by many as the African World Wars. THE AFRICAN WORLD WAR IN OUR LIFETIME THAT MOST DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT INDGI LIVES