This is a list of conflicts in Africa arranged by country, both on the continent and associated islands, including wars between African nations, civil wars, and wars involving non-African nations that took place within Africa. It encompasses pre-colonial wars, colonial wars, wars of independence, secessionist and separatist conflicts, major episodes of national violence (riots, massacres, etc.), and global conflicts in which Africa was a theatre of war.

African Great Lakes

Burundi

Rwanda

Kenya

South Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

Central Africa

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Kanem Empire

French Chad

Republic of Chad

Congo (Republic of)

Congo (Democratic Republic of)

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

São Tomé and Príncipe

Horn of Africa

Djibouti

Eritrea

Italian Eritrea

Italian East Africa

Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea

Ethiopian Empire

Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia

State of Eritrea

Ethiopia

Axumite Empire

Makhzumi Dynasty

Ethiopian Empire

Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Somalia

Ajuuraan State

Italian East Africa

Somali Republic

Somali Democratic Republic

Federal Republic of Somalia

Indian Ocean islands

Comoros

Madagascar

Mauritius

Seychelles

North Africa

Algeria

Egypt

Libya

Morocco

Sudan

Nubia

Kingdom of Kerma

Egyptian Empire

Kingdom of Kush

Kingdom of Makuria

Sultanate of Darfur

Egyptian Eyalet

Khedivate of Egypt

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Republic of the Sudan

Republic of the Sudan

Tunisia

Carthaginian Empire

Kingdom of Numidia

Roman Province of Africa

Vandal Kingdom

Byzantine Praetorian Prefecture of Africa

Byzantine Exarchate of Africa

Aghlabids

Fatimid Caliphate

Almohad Caliphate

Ayyubid Dynasty

Hafsid Dynasty

Ottoman Tunisia

French Protectorate of Tunisia

Kingdom of Tunisia

Republic of Tunisia

Southern Africa

Angola

Lesotho

Malawi

Mozambique

Namibia

South Africa

Eswatini

Zambia

Zimbabwe

West Africa

Benin

Burkina Faso

Côte d'Ivoire

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

Chronological list of wars

19th century

20th century

21st century