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Is there any way the 2nd Congo War could've expanded well beyond the borders of the DRC to most of the rest of sub saharan Africa making it more comparable to WW2 not only in terms of the death toll, but in the territory involved? To put it simply, how could this map of participating countries have been expanded and actual fronts in the war sprung up elsewhere in Africa? Could Western and/ or other non African powers have become directly involved as well?

Specific PODs greatly appreciated. Bonus points for TL skeletons

Map of the participants: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Second_congo_war_belligerents.png
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