In two thirds of the 60 states and territories of the African continent there are wars and guerrillas that have bloodied these countries for over 40 years, such as, for example, the Casamance separatist guerrilla in Senegal which began in 1982.
Al-Qaeda and Isis present in 15 countries
Furthermore 15 African countries Islamic terrorists operate Al-Qaeda and Deash/ISIS, among these are: Nigeria, Kenya, Algeria, Egypt, Mozambique, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, Tunisia, Benin, Togo, Libya, Mauritania and Somalia. In the latter in addition to Islamist terrorism of al-Shabab there are conflicts between tribes and clans, while recently in Somaliland, a self-proclaimed republic not recognized by any state, fighting has broken out with the area bordering Puntland, a federal region of Somalia, because the clan in the area does not want secession.
After all, also in Nigeria, in addition to Islamist terrorism, there are clashes with Igbo separatist movements of Biafra or between nomadic Fulani shepherds and farmers in various parts of the country. Armed clashes between nomadic Fulani herdsmen and farmers are widespread in all West African countries.
5,4 million dead from the war in Congo
Internal conflicts with interventions of other states have occurred and are ongoing in the Democratic Republic of Congo-Kinshasa, where since 1996 there has been fighting in the Great Lakes region intermittently. There Second Congo War, also called the African World War, took place between 1998 and 2003 it was the largest war in recent African history, involving eight African countries and some 25 armed groups; war and its consequences have caused about 5,4 million deaths, largely due to disease and hunger: for this reason the Second Congo War was the bloodiest conflict after the Second World War in the world. A terrible reality that few know and that many often tend to ignore or underestimate.
La War in Ethiopia and Eritrea against the secessionists of Tigray which began in 2020 has seen over half a million dead in just over 2 years; currently the parties have agreed to a truce. Other separatist guerrillas rage in Ethiopia, the main one involving the Oromo, the main ethnic group in the country.
Between Morocco and Western Sahara a conflict has been going on since 1975 which sees 2/3 of the country now under the control of Rabat and the other third administered by the RASD (Arab Sahrai Democratic Republic) supported by Algeria.
Continued inter-ethnic or tribal conflicts
In many other countries there are inter-ethnic or tribal conflicts ongoing for decades with various intensities such as those in Burundi and Rwanda, with Hutu-Tutsi interethnic clashes, those in Sudan with widespread violence in Darfur and Kordofan, those of South Sudan, the last independent African state since 2011. Clashes have been taking place here since 2013 between the Dinka, the majority ethnic group, and Nuer and other tribes which have caused over 100.000 deaths in 10 years, or those between Baganda and Acholi in Uganda, where the Acholi group called the Lord Resistance Army has also spread to DR Congo, South Sudan and Central Africa and has been spreading terror there for decades.
In cameroon in recent years a separatist guerrilla has developed between the Anglophone regions of the Muslim north, Ambazonia and the French-speaking Christian regions of the south.
In many other countries conflicts often lead to military coups such as the recent ones in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Sudan or are of low intensity with clashes between political groups such as in Angola between MPLA and UNITA.
