Yaƙe-yaƙe na Afirka ta Kudu (1879-1915)

Yaƙe-yaƙe na Afirka ta Kudu, gami da amma kuma an san su da Yaƙe-Yaƙe na Tarayya, jerin yaƙe-yaƙyaƙe ne da suka faru a kudanci nahiyar Afirka tsakanin 1879 da 1915. Rikicin kabilanci, siyasa, da zamantakewa tsakanin ikon mulkin mallaka na Turai da 'yan asalin Afirka ya haifar da karuwar tashin hankali, wanda ya kai ga jerin yaƙe-yaƙe da tawaye, wanda ya sami tasiri mai dorewa a duk yankin. Wani muhimmin abu da ya haifar da ci gaban wadannan tashin hankali shine neman kasuwanci da albarkatu, ta kasashe da mutane, musamman bayan binciken zinariya a yankin a 1862 da lu'u-lu'u a 1867.

Rikicin irin su Yaƙin Boer Na farko da na biyu, Yaƙin Anglo-Zulu, Yaƙin Sekhukhune, Yaƙin Gun na Basotho, Yaƙin Xhosa, da sauran rikice-rikice na lokaci guda ana ɗaukar su a matsayin abubuwan da suka faru daban-daban. Koyaya, an kuma kalli su a matsayin barkewar cututtuka a cikin babban ci gaba na canji da rikici a yankin, wanda ya fara da Yakin Tarayyar na shekarun 1870 da 80, wanda ya karu tare da hauhawar Cecil Rhodes da gwagwarmayar sarrafa zinariya da lu'u-lu'u na kudancin Afirka da sauransu, kuma ya kai ga Yaƙin Anglo-Boer na Biyu da kafa Tarayyar Afirka ta Kudu a cikin 1910. M. Meredith. Diamonds and Gold and War, (New York: Public Affairs, 2007) .M. Meredith. Diamonds and Gold and War, (New York: Public Affairs, 2007) .
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