The Second Congo War, also known as "Coltan War" and the Great War of Africa, began in August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly called Zaire), and officially ended in July 2003 when the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo took power; although hostilities are currently ongoing.
Den Anden Congokrig (fransk: La deuxième guerre du Congo) også kendt som Afrikas (første) verdenskrig (La première guerre mondiale africaine) brød ud i august 1998 i Den Demokratiske Republik Congo (DR Congo, tidligere Zaïre), og sluttede officielt i juli 2003 da en ny overgangsregering tog magten i landet.