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.
Drugi rat u Kongu, također poznat i pod nazivom Drugi kongoanski rat, Rat za koltan i Veliki afrički rat, započeo je u kolovozu 1998. u Demokratskoj Republici Kongo (poznat prije kao Zair), a službeno je završio u srpnju 2003. sa prijelaznom vladom Demokratske Republike Kongo koja je na kraju preuzela vlast, iako sukobi traju i danas.