Internal Conflicts In Africa

Presentation By: Akilah, Janessa and Jonathan

Class Period: 3rd

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

societymost 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

1967-1970s: 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.

Vocabulary! =)