Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa ©2012, TESCCCWorld Geography Unit 09, Lesson 02.

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Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa ©2012, TESCCCWorld Geography Unit 09, Lesson 02

Causes Contributing to Conflict Poverty Ethnic/Religious differences Poor education Competition for natural resources Political boundaries Internal power transitions Changes in the balance of power among states How many of these do you think relate to Sub- Saharan Africa? ©2012, TESCCC

Effects of Conflict Civil War Destruction of infrastructure Poverty Refugees Migration Terrorism High death tolls Corruption Genocide How many of these effects can be seen in Sub-Saharan Africa? ©2012, TESCCC

Berlin Conference What conflict emerged as a result of European colonization and post colonization? ©2012, TESCCC

Examples of Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa ©2012, TESCCC

Political and Economic ©2012, TESCCC

Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) 1960 the Belgian Congo gains independence Mobutu Sese Seko seized power with by a military coup Lead for over 30 years ( ) with an authoritarian leadership Nationalized the economy Mounting debt resulted Invaded neighbor of Angola Corruption was rampant Mobutu amassed a large fortune for his own use Former Dictator Mobutu Sese Seko ©2012, TESCCC

Ethnic ©2012, TESCCC

Rwanda Genocide Civil War between the Hutu and Tutsi groups in Rwanda. Resulted in almost 1 million deaths. Ethnic conflict resulting in mass migration and refugee camps. ©2012, TESCCC

Religious ©2012, TESCCC

Muslims vs. Christians in Nigeria Muslims live in the North, Christians live in the south In the year 2000 the adoption of Islamic law in northern states increases strife between Muslims and Christianity Numerous attacks and clashes between the religious groups 1,000s have died over the last decade with terrorist attacks on churches Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ©2012, TESCCC