- Somalia
- It started with a civil war in 1991.
- The war started because Siad Barre fled the country.
- The country is mainly controlled by Al Shakab.
- Pirates control the entire coastline and try to steal everything.
- Battle of Mogadishu
- 18 Americans were killed and 80 wounded.
- Two Black Hawk helicopters were downed.
- Mr. Hoch has a story over there.
- There is a government, but it is weak.
- It started in September when Hussan Sheikh Mahamud.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- There is a war there.
- It gained independence from Belgium in 1960.
- It was called Zaire from 1971-1997.
- The genocide in Rwanda started the 1st Congo War, which lasted from 1996-97.
- Ethnic tensions
- People fleeing to the DRC from Rwanda.
- Mabuto Sekto was the president at the time, and he was anti-Communist.
- He was corrupt and violated human rights.
- A cult of personality which shows their authority.
- The 2nd Congo war lasted from '98 to '03
- It was the most deadly war in African history.
- 5.4 million people were killed.
- Millions more were displaced.
- In 2003, a transitional government was formed with Joseph Kabila as its president.
- The want to unify the country.
- They also want to disarm groups.
- They finally want to hold democratic elections.
- S. Africa Apartheid
- It is system of racial segregation in South Africa.
- It lasted from 1948-1994.
- In 1990, President de Klerk started reforms to end it.
- In 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected.
- He was South Africa's first black president.
- The Afrikaans controlled it.
- They were Dutch.
- Libya
- From 1912 to 1943 it was controlled by Libya.
- From 1943 to 1951, the British controlled.
- In 1959, they found oil, which caused the one resource curse.
- Gadaffi took over in 1963 in a coup d'etat.
- In 1973, Libya became socialist.
- He created the Sharia Law, which gave him total control.
- He killed all people who he couldn't trust.
- He also helped the country become stronger.
- After 9/11, he shared info about al-Qaeda.
- All their oil money went to the military and terrorists.
- In October 2011, Gaddafi was killed during the Arab Spring.
- In 2012, a democratic government was set up.
- Uganda
- It was ruled by Great Britain from 1885 to 1962.
- They gained independence in 1962.
- They have been at war for 20 years.
- President Museumi
- Idi Amin killed 800,000 people.
- Joesph Kony leads the LRA.
- They have kidnapped 30,000 people.
- Kony 2012.
- They wanted the 10 Commandments to be the constitution.
- They kill.
- They kidnap.
- They cut people up.
- They use childs as sex slaves.
- They also use child soldiers.
We played name that tune again.
Current Events:
The shooting on Friday, which may lead to stricter gun control.
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