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Publication: Alternatives Journal
Publication Date: 01-JUL-06 		Format: Online
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Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Civil War 1998 to 2003 and ongoing

The Democratic Republic of the Congo endured a five-year conflict between government forces (backed by Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe) against rebels (backed by Uganda and Rwanda). The war has claimed approximately three million lives through violence, disease and malnutrition. Despite a peace deal and formation of a transitional government in 2003, the country continues to be unstable, especially in the eastern area where bursts of violence continue. The Crisis Group estimates that 1000 people continue to die every day from war-related causes.

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Ethiopia-Eritrea -- Border War 1998 to 2000

Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, but the two countries remained hostile towards one another and fighting erupted in May 1998 as a result of a border dispute. A tenuous peace was achieved in 1999, only for violence to occur again...

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