Internal Conflicts In Africa Presentation By: Akilah, Janessa and Jonathan Class Period: 3 rd

Countries To Look Out For!!

Today we will be talking to you about Internal Conflict. So Listen Carefully & Take Good Notes.!

Hutu And Tutsi People The Hutu and Tutsi people have been at war for over 60 years because the Germans and Belgians view the Tutsi as superior people and favors them so they were promoted in society most Hutu were exploited farmers and were denied positions of authority. The killing began in 1959 with a Hutu uprising in Rwanda. when Rwanda and Burundi achieved independence in 1962 Hutu and Tutsi political groups began a struggle for control in the two countries. Violence spread to the neighboring countries of Tanzania, Uganda and the Democratic republic of Congo since the 1960s more than a million men, women and children have lost their lives.

Tribal Tension between the Lunda and Kaonde speaking people This conflict began in 1998 with a priest in one village in the northwestern province of Zambia who was lynched by and irate congregation not because he was saying anything they did not like but rather because he was saying it in a language that the Kaonde didn’t approve of. More recently another man from the Delunda speaking tribe was beaten up for greeting a group of men in a language they hated as much as they despise the people who spoke it.

Nigerian Conflict 1960 : Nigeria become independent and ethnic tensions divide the country 1966 : Military officials take control of Nigeria's government 1967 : The eastern regions secedes from Nigeria the Ibo population sets up the Republic of Diafra s : a civil war between Nigerian government forces and Biafran rebels result in about one million casualties 1980s : Nigeria is ruled by military dictatorship 1993 : military allows free elections and riots sweep Nigeria 2000 : tensions increase between Nigeria's Muslim & Christian communities

Senegal River During the late 1980s the government planned to construct a major dam which would change the flow of water in the region and allow for increased agriculture opportunities that the dam had unexpected consequences. The dam project was initiated in order to increase irrigated agriculture, generate electricity and make the river navigatable however the resulting land use changes indirectly contributed massive social upheaval inequitable land reform and a situation of potential internal conflict.

This is how it ends. With the people of Africa uniting together to form one and try to make peace.

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