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The 20 pages that link to Second Congo War, each with the reason it gives.

• Democratic Republic of the CongoBroader topic: Its regional scale and aftermath profoundly affected the country’s security and politics.

• Conflict mineralsRelated: The war intensified attention to the resources and trade networks sustaining violence in the region.

• ZimbabweRelated: Zimbabwe’s military intervention tied the country to a costly regional war.

• Mobutu Sese SekoRelated: The war followed Mobutu’s fall and exposed the instability left by the collapse of his regime.

• Paul KagameRelated: Rwanda’s military involvement during Kagame’s presidency drew international criticism and regional disputes.

• First Congo WarRelated: Tensions between Kabila and former regional allies helped ignite this far wider conflict.

• Great Lakes regionRelated: Its cross-border scale made regional politics inseparable from conflict in the Congo.

• Rwandan Patriotic FrontRelated: RPF-led Rwanda intervened in the conflict, extending the movement’s impact beyond its borders.

• ZaireRelated: It unfolded in the renamed state and exposed the persistence of regional instability.

• Laurent-Désiré KabilaRelated: Kabila’s break with former allies preceded the war against a new rebellion backed by regional powers.

• ColtanRelated: Coltan trade was one resource economy discussed in accounts of the war and its aftermath.

• GomaRelated: Goma became a major political and military center during the war, under Rwandan-backed rebel control.

• M23 rebellionNarrower topic: Its aftermath left eastern Congo with armed networks and regional rivalries that shaped M23’s emergence.

• Joseph KabilaRelated: Kabila inherited its political and military crisis when he became president.

• History of the Democratic Republic of the CongoBroader topic: Its regional scale and enduring aftermath shaped politics in the eastern provinces.

• Hyperinflation in ZimbabweRelated: Military involvement increased public spending during an already strained fiscal period.

• KisanganiRelated: The city endured repeated battles between Ugandan and Rwandan forces during the war.

• Resource warBroader topic: Control and exploitation of minerals and other resources became entwined with the conflict.

• Kivu conflictRelated: Its armies and proxy forces helped establish the regional dynamics behind recurring Kivu fighting.

• BukavuRelated: Bukavu became a contested strategic city during the war.