"Where was the war that began in 1998 and sometimes referred to as the ""African World War"", that has been called the world's deadliest conflict since World War II, with 5.4 million people killed?"
World war and the onset of the Late Bronze Age collapse. The Second Congo War (1998–2003) involved nine nations and led to ongoing low-level warfare despite an official peace and the first democratic elections in 2006. It has often been referred to as "Africa's World War". During the early-21st century the Syrian Civil War and the Iraqi Civil War and their worldwide spillovers are sometimes described as proxy wars waged between the United States and Russia, which led some commentators to characterize the situation as a "proto-world war" with nearly a dozen countries embroiled in two overlapping conflicts. The two world wars
World War II casualties World War II casualties World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history an estimated total 70-85 million people perished, which was about 3% of the 1940 world population (est. 2.3 billion). The tables below give a detailed country-by-country count of human losses. World War II fatality statistics vary, with estimates of total deaths ranging from 70 million to 85 million.Deaths directly caused by the war, military and civilians killed are estimated at 50-56 million persons. There were an additional estimated 19 to 28 million deaths from war-related disease and famine.Civilians deaths totalled 50 to 55 million. Military deaths