Somalia
Had a civil war in 1991
Siad Barre kicked out
Al shabab are pirates
New president elected
- Sept 2012
-Hussan Sheick Mahamud
DRC
-Ind. from Belgium-1960
Known as Zaire from 1971-97
- President Mabuto Seko
- US supported- anti-communist
- Human rights violations, corruptiom
- Cult of Personality
-1st Congo war -1996-97
ethnic tension
Rwandan Genocide- Hutu's Fleeing to DRC
-2nd Congo War -1998-2003
-Deadliest war in AF history
- 5.4 million people dead
- Millions displaced
2003
Transitional Gov
-pres. Joseph Kabola
1) Unify Country
2) Disarm
3) Hold Elections
South Africa
-Apartheicl
Afrikaans
Dutch
- Segregation of Blacks
-1948-1994
1990- President Deklerk began reforms to end Apartheid
1994- Nelson Mandela elected
Libya
1912-1943 Italy
1943-1951 G.B.
1951- Libyan Ind.
1959- found oil
1969- Gadaffi seized power from king
- Sharia law
- Purges
- Helped Country
- Supported Terrorists
- Unlimited power
- 9-11 Changed Gadaffi
2011 Arab spring
- Killed Oct. 2011
- 2012 -Democratic gov
Comments