#255: 9 African Regions in Conflict

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9 African Regions in Conflict

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1. Lord's Resistance Army Insurgency

Motive

Establishment of Christian theocratic state in Uganda

Bordering countries & major water bodies👇🏼

2. Allied Democratic Forces Insurgency

Motive

To establish fundamentalist-Islamic state

Affected regions

Uganda & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bordering countries & major water bodies👇🏼

3. Boko Haram insurgency

Affected regions

Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger & Chad

Motive: Islamic militancy

Bordering countries, major water bodies👇🏼

4. Cameroonian Civil War

Affected regions

Ongoing conflict b/w Cameroon & self-claimed Ambazonia

Bordering countries, major water bodies👇🏼

5. Central African Republic Civil War

Affected region: Central African republic

Motive

Rebellion from the Séléka coalition and Anti-balaka militias.

Bordering countries, major water bodies👇🏼

6. Insurgency in the Maghreb

Affected region

Maghreb = Mauritania + Libya + Tunisia + Morocco + Western Sahara

Nature: Islamist Insurgency

Bordering countries, major water bodies👇🏼

7. Katanga Insurgency

Affected regions: Democratic republic of Congo

Motive: Demand for a separate Katanga

Bordering countries, major water bodies👇🏼

8. Oromo Conflict

Affected region: Ethiopia

Motive:

Separate state for Ormo community

Bordering countries, major water bodies👇🏼

9. Insurgency in Cabo Delgado

Affected regions

Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique

Motive

To establish Islamic state

Bordering countries, major water bodies👇🏼

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