Timeline

20th century

1. 1904 – 1908★★★★★

   Herero and Nama genocide

   In German South West Africa (present-day Namibia), German forces suppressed uprisings in a campaign that killed most of the Herero and about half of the Nama people.

   War· Namibia, Germany
2. August 2, 1998 – July 18, 2003★★★★★

   Second Congo War

   War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo drew in the armies of numerous African states; the fighting and associated famine and disease caused millions of deaths.

   War· DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia