The Congolese Rally for Democracy, also known as the Rally for Congolese Democracy, is a political party and a former rebel group, that operated in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and was a major armed faction in the Great War of Africa, or the Great African War, and sometimes referred to as the African World War, or even World War Three, usually it's called?
Rally for Congolese Democracy The Congolese Rally for Democracy (French: "Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie" ; abbreviated RCD), also known as the Rally for Congolese Democracy, is a political party and a former rebel group that operated in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was supported by the government of Rwanda, and was a major armed faction in the Second Congo War (1998-2003). It became a social liberal political party in 2003.
Northern Mali conflict The Northern Mali Conflict, Mali Civil War, or Mali War refers to armed conflicts that started from January 2012 between the northern and southern parts of Mali in Africa. On 16 January 2012, several insurgent groups began fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organization fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had taken control of the region by April 2012.