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[I]We all want a United Africa, United not only in our concept of what unity connotes, but united in our common desire to move forward together in dealing with all the problems that can best be solved only on a continental basis. - Kwame Nkrumah[/I]
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September, 1961: The failed Bay of Pigs invasion and the subsequent placement of Jupiter missiles in northern Turkey has led to direct Soviet involvement in Cuban affairs. On July 7th, 1961, American Lockheed U-2 spy planes discovered several R-12 ballistic missiles in western Cuba.
The event set off a diplomatic crisis between the USSR and the USA, and the USA launched a direct blockade on Cuba itself on July 9th.
One week later, a direct confrontation between a Grozny-class cruiser and a Des Moines-class cruiser near the port of Santiago de Cuba only served to worsen the situation.
On July 20th, the USSR withdrew its ambassador to the USA. The following day, the American embassy in Moscow was shut down. On August 1st, the USA issued a full embargo on all Soviet and Cuban goods. The Soviet Union promptly embargoed the USA....[/QUOTE]
The date is [B]January 1st, 1962[/B]
The ensuing economic catastrophe has led to the swift abandonment of European colonies in Africa. First came Algeria, then the remaining British, Spanish and French colonies, and following the collapse of the Salazar regime in late September 1961, came the Portuguese colonies.
The effects of the economic recession and the worsening Congo Crisis have rippled throughout the Dark Continent. First the violence spread to the remainder of Central Africa, then East Africa followed, then Nigeria...
By the middle of November 1961, it had reached Dakar and the Cape. Now it seems to have reached the shores of the Mediterranean...
The continent has been divided into various factions, all struggling to defend their homeland. States come and go, and new warlords seem to appear every day. Who will thrive, and who will die? [I]Only time will tell, as Things Fall Apart.[/I]
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Players have a maximum of [B]60 points[/B] to claim their provinces and establish their nation ([I]note: the bigger your nation, the bigger your ethnic problems [U]might[/U] be[/I]). Each province must border each other. Claimed island provinces should be at least somewhat close to one of your other provinces. [B]Claiming is first come, first serve.[/B] It's preferred that you state your claims here.
Make whatever you want, as long as it's humanly possible.[/QUOTE]
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[B]First Turn Only[/B]
Flag: 250x150 image
Leader: 70x128 image
Political Party: name and political ideology
Backstory: Make a few sentences or a few paragraphs, I don't really care.
Region Map: Map of your country.
[B]First + Every Other Turn[/B]
Diplomacy: Your dealings with foreign countries, NPC or player
Military: Here is where you conscript, train, invade, etc.
Technology: What you can research, as long as it's plausible for the time period given.
Domestic: What you do inside your nation. Reform laws, spend, persecute, etc.
Espionage: The secret shit.
OOC (optional): Pictures or notes to add detail to your turn. Does not count as a line.
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Each turn can contain up to [B]10 lines[/B], and each turn takes place in the span of [B]one year.[/B]
[QUOTE]Player List (8/10)
[B]Barre Sultanate - Native Hunter
The Most Blessed Republic of Acre - ThatCrazyGmanV2
State of Katanga - Griffster26
People's Republic of Azania - joshuadim
Islamic Republic of Tunis - Zillamaster55
Republic of Biafra - Trebgarta
Republic of Rhodesia - Amfleet
Kingdom of Egypt (Rebel) - tiraa[/B][/QUOTE]
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A special thanks goes out to Native Hunter and Griffster26 for putting up with my shit, and to Zillamaster55 for letting me steal her ideas. :saxout:
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[B]Click here for OOC RP discussion![/B]
[URL="https://discordapp.com/invite/ENRgHY2"]Questions? Complaints? Ping or DM me on Discord![/URL]
I claim spot
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Fuck it we pirates now
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[b][i]The Most Blessed Republic of Acre[/i][/b]
[B]Government Type:[/B] Theocratic Oligarchy
[b]Ideology:[/b] Marxist-Leninism (although the one party being religious leaders rather than the Proletariat)
[quote][I]In 1960, regime changes in Egypt left Bahá'í sects without the protections of an organised religion, several other North African countries decided to follow this trend, persecuting this relatively minor Abrahamic faith to create a scapegoat in the trying times brought upon the continent by the turbulence of the cold war.
Many tried to flee the continent altogether, but most found themselves in the newly independent Madagascar, creating a migrant workforce that bolstered the local economy but brought conflict. Tensions grew between the former french colony and the groups of exiles, now being emboldened in their faith by Bahá'í leaders travelling to the growing country to direct their flocks of faithful. Eventually this lead to groups of orthodox Bahá'í from Central American, Western and Eastern Europe, and India making their way to the island, creating a large multiethnic group.
This growing animosity continued to rise, and by the end of the year the rapidly increasing group had been radicalised and a bloody coup led to the death of Philibert Tsiranana and the new republic of Madagascar being replaced by a theocracy. Now calling itself The Most Blessed Republic of Acre after the most sacred city in their faith, a council of former Custodians meant to determine the heir to the head of the faith enjoy ultimate power as they rebuild the island nation in their image and send groups to build communities on the coast of the continent.
Despite the poor economic position, Madagascar has always been connected with piracy and maritime trade ever since the 10th century, so as long as the melting pot of various ethnic groups connected by their shared faith holds, they may soon control the seas to the west of the continent[/I][/quote]
[sp]tbh I was bored and felt like writing something up, sorry it's a lil wordy haha[/sp]
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[B]People's Republic of Azania[/B]
[QUOTE]
After the fall of British imperialism in 1961, South Africa was in turmoil. With power struggles between races and ethnic groups throughout the region, a single unitary state of South Africa seemed to be a pipe dream. New borders were carved up, including that of Azania, a new, socialist republic led by revolutionary leader [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Kotane"]Moses Kotane[/URL]. Seeking to establish itself as a beacon of stability and prosperity, Kotane would go on to build the new state from the ground up by seeking ties with both the East and the West, as both sides have benefits.
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"Long have we lived under the yoke of European imperialism and long have we suffered under the iron heel of European powers. No more, I say! Azania will now and forever cast off the bonds of slavery and oppression and move into this century as a land of prosperity and equality, and most of all, independent!"
-from Moses Kotane's radio broadcast in establishing the Azanian state.
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[B]Leader:[/B] Moses Kotane
[B]Government Type:[/B] Socialist Republic
[B]Ideology:[/B] Socialist/Communist
[B]Turn 1 will be due Monday, the 23rd![/B]
This idea seems incredibly familiar...
Just kidding, I will be making my nation as a Tunisian/Libyan nation. Will post later
[B]Islamic Republic of Tunis [/B]
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[b]كلية الأئمة[/b] (Kuliyat Al'Ayima) [College of Imams]
[B] حزب التحرير[/B] (Hizb ut-Tahrir) [Party of Liberation] | Far-Right Pan-Islamism
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[quote]
As the tensions rose across Europe and the Americas, Tunisia fell into a deep depression. Economic growth, which had already been minimal, slipped wildly into a state of crisis that threw the tiny nation into chaos. But right before the swords were prepared to be drawn, the College of Imams, centered in Al-Zaytuna Mosque, stepped forward to unite the people in the easiest way possible: through faith. However, the College of Imams answers to a higher, more international authority.
Finally allowed into Tunisia as an official party, Hizb ut-Tahrir is prepped to sweep across North Africa like a storm. The word of God and his messenger shall return, be it by hook or crook, to the Afro-Arab world, and if desired...beyond[/quote]
Making the NPC nation map for TFA. If anyone else wants to join before I get all NPC nations in, please tell me before 5 PM Pacific time.
Otherwise if you end up joining after you're going to have to be either:
[B]1. an already existing NPC nation
or
2. a separatist group that has to win its freedom (limited to 30 points)[/B]
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Time to carry the White Man's Burden
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Time to carry the White Man's Burden[/QUOTE]
oh... my neighbour is rhodesia haha that's fine
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How long can we expect it to take for the Nigerian film industry to pop up?
I HAVE:
Tunis
Somalia
Azania
Katanga
Acre
WHERE DAT TURN AT:
Rhodesia
Biafra
Writing the intro turn right now
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[QUOTE]People of Rhodesia! From the day this dark continent was first pierced by the light of western civilization we have prospered under the stabilizing hand of the great British Empire. Our farms were great and fed every family, black and white, with such plenty that we were the envy of this region. Races lived side by side in tranquility unmatched elsewhere in Africa. I and many others left our livelihoods to fight until victory in Europe to protect the great global order that in turn protected our Rhodesian home.
Weeks ago we heard the terrible news that the once-mighty Empire we were so proud to be a part of has vanished from this land. It has faded behind the atomic powers and left us to fend for ourselves. If we wish to preserve the prosperity of this land and every man who lives upon it, we must not hesitate to commit to a total struggle to maintain our beacon of stability against the dark forces of racialized communist agitation.
For our small land to succeed in this venture, men of every color who call it home must unite under leadership that is responsive to the perils we face and have the skills, both diplomatic and military, to confront it. I believe that the people of Rhodesia have made the wisest choice in the recent emergency election by standing with me and the Rhodesian Front. As your leader I promise to preserve our integrity through the most modern and effective means possible, for my life is on the line as much as yours.
-Rhodesian PM Ian Smith’s first address to Rhodesian Parliament, 1 January 1962[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=ThatCrazyGmanV2;52783479]oh... my neighbour is rhodesia haha that's fine
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Some of you blacks are alright, don't come to Mozambique next turn
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Excerpt from Azanian Freedom Poem, describing the oppression the Azanians have faced under imperialism
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REMOVE AFRIKAANS remove afrikaans
you are worst afrikaans. you are the afrikaans idiot you are the afrikaans smell. return to yurope. to our swaziland cousins you may come our contry. you may live in the zoo….ahahahaha ,britain we will never forgeve you. cetnik rascal FUck but fuck asshole afrikaans stink britain sqhipere shqipare..afrikaans genocide best day of my life. take a bath of dead afrikaans..ahahahahahBRITAIN WE WILL GET YOU!! do not forget ww2 .south africa we kill the govener , europe return to your precious britain….hahahahaha idiot afrikaans and britain smell so bad..wow i can smell it. REMOVE AFRIKAANS FROM THE PREMISES. you will get caught. russia+china+angola+azania=kill britain…you will ww2/ guitar slim alive in azania, guitar slim making album of azania. fast rock guitar slim azania. we are rich and have gold now hahahaha ha because of guitar slim… you are ppoor stink afrikaans… you live in a hovel hahahaha, you live in a yurt
guitar slim alive numbr one #1 in azania ….fuck the swaziland ,..FUCKk ashol afrikaans no good i spit• in the mouth eye of ur flag and contry. guitar aliv and real strong wizard kill all the afrikaans farm aminal with rock magic now we the azani rule .ape of the zoo presidant jon kenedy fukc the great satan and lay egg this egg hatch and afrikaan wa;s born. stupid baby form the eggn give bak our clay we will crush u lik a skull of pig. azania greattst countrey[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE]The Beginnings of the Barre Sultunate[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]For the past several decades Somalia has been not that impressive, part of Italian and then British East Africa for the first half of the 20th century, not a whole lot of good came to Somalia from the interaction. Sure roads, schools, and hospitals were built; but the people, the Somali people who had long dominated the horn of Africa were divided. Not only by the colonizers but by their fellow Africans as well; Ethiopia, that ancient rival to the faithful that still plagued the disciples of Muhammad (PBUH).
When 1960 came around and Somalia achieved independence there was much rejoicing, for the first time in over half a century the Somalis were once again the masters of their own destiny, however not all of them were. In the West Somalis still bore the weight of the Habesha yoke, and still some were left in the land of Kenya. This was something that could not stand, however the president at the time, Aden Adde was a weak man, a man not inclined to wage war against those who suppressed his own people, a man who was said to stay away from his wife in the night and stay instead at the bath house. It was in 1961 that this man met his end, a bullet found its place in his chest from a Habesha assassin, angered by the rhetoric of Somali Nationalists, and when the president did not act, he took the opportunity to expose the president's weakness.
What followed was a power vacuum that nearly consumed the country. However in this time of trial and tribulation One man stepped forward, Siad Barre, then commander of the Somali Armed Forces. This patriot, this most noble of men, took it upon himself to lead the great Somali people to victory over the Habesha and all who would see proper Somalia divided. He quickly, with the support of patiots of somalia, was crowned Sultan Siad Barre I of the Marehan, and began the march west, liberating the Somalis of North Eastern Kenya and pushing into the heart of the Ogaden. Victory came to the Sultan as milk comes from a nubile woman's breast, he was celebrated, emulated, and exhalted; his birthday October 6th being named as Somali Day, when children would be off from school, and adults from work, and the people could rejoice in their glory.
However not all sat well with the Sultan in his grand palace, for even though he had led many great conquests somalis still struggled under Kenyans, under the Habeshans, and even under the Imperial Europeans. This would not stand, and thus Sultan Siad began planning, planning for the rebirth of the Somali people under the guidance of Allah, Muhammad(PBUH), and himself; for the rise of Somalia as the true strongman on the Horn of Africa, and as a place where none would question the authority, righteousness, and glory, of the Somali People.[/QUOTE]
Katanga in a nutshell
[video=youtube;RrkzIN2eP0U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrkzIN2eP0U[/video]
Early Rhodesian Fireforce mission (1962)
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[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asuP68PiZ14[/media]
official national anthem of The Most Blessed Republic of Acre played with locally available instruments
[video=youtube;BQe6hTKX35o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQe6hTKX35o[/video]
[U]wall of text inbound[/U]
[QUOTE][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/rUB6cHl.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/wrs7yNK.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/s8xehh8.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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[B]Intro: January, 1962.[/B]
The idea of pan-Africanism has proven to be nothing more than a pipe dream.
[B]Central Africa:[/B]
The disastrous effects of the Congo Crisis were only exacerbated after the economic collapse of 1961. The collapse, coupled with the death of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and the humiliating ONUC defeat at Jadotville have forced the UN to abandon its mission of keeping peace in the Congo, leaving the Congo in a state of chaos without leadership or protection. Joseph Kasavubu's Republic of Congo is facing total anarchy, and Antoine Gizenga's socialist Free Republic of Congo is advancing towards Leopoldville.
The Republic of Katanga, led by Moïse Tshombe, is almost in its second year of fighting against the fractured Congolese government. UN withdrawal and victories against FROC forces in Albertville and Baudouinville have temporarily secured Katangese independence, however Tshombe's increasing reliance on foreign mercenaries and ethnic tensions between the Baluba and Balunda tribes may sound the death knell for Katanga.
Katanga's nominal ally, the Luba Empire (previously South Kasai), has also seen its own victories against the Congolese. The emperor, Kalonji, has the full support of the Luba people, but ethnic tensions in Katanga may serve to pit the two states against each other.
Following a brief and bloody civil war in the Central African Republic, Jean-Bédel Bokassa has crowned himself the first Emperor of the Central African Empire. The so-called empire suffers from an extreme shortage of resources and wealth, only worsened by Bokassa's greed and temper.
Meanwhile, madman Francisco Nguema has managed to seize control of Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Sao Tome, and his homeland of former Spanish Guinea. His rule is inefficient, however, as he and his diminishing army frequently partake in drug-fueled rampages.
Holden Roberto has proclaimed himself King of Kongo. He enjoys support from the Bakongo, and his armies have seized most territories belonging to the old Kongo kingdom. Nonetheless, he has enemies on all sides, none more dangerous than the one to his south.
Agostinho Neto's Commune of Angola has seen a soar in Soviet weapons shipments as more and more oil reserves have been discovered on the Angolan coastline. Equipped with AKMs and T-55s, the MPLA is readying for an assault on Luanda.
The Hutu peoples of Rwanda and Burundi have risen up against their kings, unifying the two countries and the cities of Goma and Bukavu under the flag of Hutuland, much to the chagrin of the Tutsi community. However, Hutuland remains one of the poorest countries on the African continent, and it seems Gizenga may put the Hutus out of their misery soon.
Nyasaland, now rebranded as the Republic of Maravi, is a totalitarian, militant state aiming to restore the glory of the Maravi kingdom of the 17th century. The tribal, yet well-equipped kingdom of Barotseland has broken away from the liberal republic of Zambia. Barotse troops occasionally harass Zambian border troops and vice versa, but the conflict has largely dissipated in recent months. A single spark may be all it takes to reignite the war.
[B]East Africa:[/B]
No other region in Africa suffered more losses during the 1961 violence than the Horn. A famine after the economic collapse and the war in Eritrea has led to disintegration of the Ethiopian Empire and the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie. In spite of this, the emperor still commands loyalist forces in southern Ethiopia against the communist Derg government, who are also at war with the advancing Eritrean rebels. Unfortunately for the Habeshas, Ethiopian instability has led to the rise of a new contender looking to reclaim its bygone glory.
After president Aden Adde's assassination in late 1961, a power vacuum followed that nearly consumed the newly independent state of Somalia. However, one man stepped forward, Siad Barre, then commander of the Somali Armed Forces. He quickly was crowned Sultan Siad I of the Marehan, and began to march west, liberating the Somali populace of North Eastern Kenya and pushing into the heart of the Ogaden. Yet Barre’s stomach is not full, and he makes no secret about his plans to reunite the Somali people. Despite this, clans within Somalia still wish to see the Marehan gone...
Meanwhile, Uganda has fractured into two petty kingdoms - the mountainous hermit kingdom of Rwenzururu, which borders the Congo, and the Buganda kingdom, which is attempting to reclaim the defiant hermit kingdom with little success. And to the north, the Southern Sudanese Anyanya rebels have managed to seize the Acholiland and score major victories against the North Sudanese Mahdists.
After a mass withdrawal of British forces from Kenya, Stanley Mathenge has betrayed his Mau Mau and KANU allies, proclaiming himself President for Life of Kenya, sparking mass civil unrest in the former colony. In the midst of this confusion, unknown stonemason and convicted rapist John Okello and his Pwani movement have rushed out to carve out their own state in coastal Kenya and Tanzania, aiming to liberate the rest of the Swahili coast from its current oppressors.
As a result of near-societal collapse in British Tanganyika, Julius Nyerere has claimed control over most of the countryside, proclaiming Tanganyika to be a socialist republic. Concurrently, the governor of Dar es Salaam and the sultans of the Comoros have pledged their allegiance to the sultan of Zanzibar. The sultanate enjoys British military support, but Okello and his nationalists may strike at any moment. South, another little sultanate has emerged, led by eccentric former Great War lieutenant and alleged illegitimate son of Edward VII, Leslie Latham Moore. Unfortunately, Moore seems to pay no attention to his subjects, instead relaxing in his beachfront palace in the dainty little capital of Msimbati.
On the outer periphery of East Africa, former lawyer and moderate socialist France-Albert René of the Seychelles has managed to plant his nation's flag over Mauritius and Reunion in a bloodless takeover. His rule so far has been a benevolent one, and the Seychelles stands out as a shining light in the Dark Continent. And in Madagascar, Bahá'í leaders have carved out their own theocracy after fleeing from persecution in Lower Egypt. Conflict between the increasing amounts of radicalized Bahá'í immigrants and the native Malagasy led to a Bahá'í takeover of the island. Now calling itself The Most Blessed Republic of Acre after the most sacred city in their faith, a council of former Custodians meant to determine the heir to the head of the faith enjoy ultimate power as they rebuild the island nation in their image and send groups to build communities on the coast of the continent.
[B]Southern Africa:[/B]
Only 7 months have passed since South Africa declared themselves a republic, independent from the British Commonwealth. Unfortunately for the Afrikaners, the apartheid experiment would prove to be short-lived. The economic crisis of 1961 provoked massive riots in Cape Town, Pretoria, and Soweto. The violent repression of the riots and the subsequent assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd by a Coloured activist sparked the beginnings of a war which would ultimately dissolve the state of South Africa.
Led by members of the Afrikaner Broederbond secret society, the Bloemfontein-based Boerestaat has continued the National Party’s policy of apartheid, though they are scraping the barrel in terms of military recruitment. Ironically, blacks are being conscripted, but many of them defect to the Cape Unionists, who favor a return to the British Commonwealth.
To the northwest, the state of Botswana is the most stable in the continent. It enjoys relative prosperity due to its lucrative diamond mines, although De Beers holds considerable sway over the Tswana government. The mandate of South West Africa has split into two nations, the pro-Boerestaat Republic of Lüderitz, led by Germans and Afrikaners, and the SWAPO-ruled Namibia. Border clashes between the two is not unheard of, but for the most part war has been avoided…
Eastern South Africa is relatively free of conflict. The ANC’s armed wing, the uMkhonto we Sizwe, has control over the coastline from East London to Durban, yet the transition to proper government has been shaky, partly due to constant Afrikaner and Unionist raids, coupled with massive gang wars in Durban. Lesotho has gained independence from Britain, and the Swazi have united the reluctant Venda and Tsonga peoples in the western bank of the Limpopo.
In a radio broadcast, Moses Kotane called to the people to liberate themselves under the yoke of apartheid. Kotane quickly gained supporters in northern Natal, and in 1961 he declared himself the leader of the People’s Republic of Azania. Many Africans flocked to join the ranks of the Azanian military, and after a long and brutal battle in Pretoria, Kotane was able to seize most of the Transvaal as part of his nation. Alas, reports of white settlers being murdered is not uncommon, especially in Johannesburg, and there is no doubt in people’s minds that the Afrikaners will strike back. It is only a matter of when.
North of the Limpopo, the ever so shrinking communist state of Mozambique has been picked and torn apart by its neighbors, none more threatening than the new Rhodesian Republic. Rhodesia holds a small yet formidable standing army, as well as some of the most developed cities on the continent. Unfortunately, white and black Rhodesians living in the countryside still face frequent theft and assault at the hands of communists. Nevertheless, these attacks have not permeated the Rhodesian spirit, and in a New Year’s address to Parliament, PM Ian Smith declared to the Rhodesian people that Rhodesia would prevail against the evil forces of communism.
[B]West Africa:[/B]
Luckily, West Africa didn’t see much of the violence experienced farther south, except for one ill-fated region.
With the assistance of corporate meddling, the nation of Nigeria shattered into states and warlords vying for control over any scrap of land they see. The breakaway country of Yorubaland in the southwest is a now a puppet to the interests of British Petroleum and Shell. In the east, the Biafrans, led by CO Ojukwu have freed themselves from the oppressive Nigerian government. As of now, the Biafrans are led by a military junta. Things could be worse, however. The northern-dominated Nigerian government has collapsed, and the Islamic emirs of Sokoto and Bornu have launched a second Fulani jihad, forcing civilians to convert to Islam or face death.
Around Nigeria, monarchical states are returning. In Cameroon, the chief of Bafut, Achirimbi II, has managed to fuse the various squabbling Cameroonian tribes and states as part of his kingdom. And to the west, The Kingdom of Dahomey has re-emerged on the surface of Africa this time as a Christian constitutional monarchy. While the state has not seen conflict, Dahomean soldiers are some of the most disciplined in Africa. Next to Dahomey is its ally and antithesis, the Vodun Empire (formerly Togoland). A theocracy, the Vodun Empire is led by a high priestess. Due to constant food shortages and lack of exportable goods, the Vodun Empire remains one of the weakest states on the continent. The empire seems to have no plans for future expansion, although Prempeh II and PM Kwame Nkrumah of the resurgent Ashanti Empire seem to keep a keen eye on them.
After being kicked to the ground by Arab and Tuareg tribes, the once-dormant Malian state has re-emerged as a militaristic empire led by Modibo I Keita, who has claimed descendance from the first mansas of Mali. Mali’s first victim will most likely be the small Mossi Federation, an unstable union of various former kingdoms in old French Upper Volta.
The Federation of Greater Liberia is a developing state, led by William Tubman. His presidency so far has marked the strengthening of ties between the native and American-descended populace, the territorial expansion of Liberia into Guinea and Ivory Coast, and a soar in economic growth rate. Conversely, Amilcar Cabral’s communist Union of Guinea is a desperately poor state, but the Guineans are fanatically loyal to Amilcar and his government. And north, the Republic of Senegambia is in a much better state economically, but the Gambians are starting to have issues with a perceived Senegalese domination of government.
[B]North Africa & Sahel:[/B]
Gamal Abdel Nasser’s pan-Arab experiment has ultimately failed. As Syria prepared to secede from the United Arab Republic, the Muslim Brotherhood were planning to make a move of their own. In order to prevent the Brotherhood from gaining more influence, Nasser issued a major crackdown on their activities, expelling, executing, and imprisoning suspected Brotherhood members. As the 1961 crisis continued and Nasser’s government seemed to sit idly by, military generals in Cairo and Alexandria rebelled against the Nasser government. Following a 3-month standoff, the military declared Upper Egypt independent and invited the Brotherhood to take the reins, while Nasser’s remaining forces have managed to hold out in Lower Egypt. And in Sinai, Israeli forces have pulled out, yet settlers and many soldiers have decided to stay and carve another Jewish state of their own.
Following discoveries of oil in central Libya, political activist Muammar Gaddafi has led a putsch against the ruling King Idris Senussi, who Gaddafi claims is stealing rightful Libyan oil. While Gaddafi gained supporters among the inhabitants of Tripolitania, he was unsuccessful in removing the Senussi Order from their power base in Cyrenaica.
As Tunisia fell into a deep depression, economic growth, which had already been minimal, slipped wildly into a state of crisis that threw the tiny nation into chaos. But right before the swords were prepared to be drawn, the College of Imams stepped forward to unite the people in the easiest way possible: through faith. However, the College of Imams answers to a higher, more international authority. The new regime has many detractors, the most vocal of them being ousted former president Bourguiba.
The French did not leave Algeria in a stable state when they withdrew in 1961. While north and central Algeria is ruled by Ben Bella’s Socialist Republic of Algeria, southern Algeria is under control of the Kel Ahaggar tribe of the vast Tuareg Confederation, for now. Tuareg incursions into north Algeria and terrorist attacks from disgruntled Islamists and pieds-noirs in cities such as Algiers and Oran are not unheard of.
In 1961, King Hassan of Morocco made the fatal mistake of cracking down on suspected enemies of the Moroccan state. Republicans, socialists, and those in worker’s unions were all targeted. A mutiny in Tetouan spiraled into a civil war between the liberal republicans in the Rif and the loyalists in Rabat. Amid the violence, the last vestiges of the Spanish Empire in Africa (Tangiers, Ifni, Ceuta, and Melilla) have united into a pro-Franco republic, the Tangerine League. It is essentially a Spanish satellite state.
The western areas of the Sahel are mostly under the control of two rival tribal confederations, the Hassaniya and the Tuareg. The Hassaniya, in the west, still own black slaves and are devout Muslims. The Tuareg, on the other hand, tend to be more accepting religiously and are the more powerful of the two tribes. In the eastern Sahel, the sultanate of Wadai is perhaps the poorest state in Africa, relying mostly on cotton and livestock agriculture. All is not lost, however, as experts believe that there may be oil in Darfur and southern Chad. Despite this, the sultanate may cease to exist soon…
In Sudan, the Mahdist movement has regained momentum. After multiple defeats against the Southern Sudanese Anyanya movement, the president was assassinated and the country of Sudan was thrown into strife. Propped up by the military, the new president, Ismail al-Azhari soon proclaimed himself as the Mahdi. With many Sudanese growing desperate and turning to the Quran more than ever, the Mahdi provided hope, a renewal of Sudanese pride. Now, he commands armies reported to number over 100,000, much in the same way that Muhammad Ahmad did in the 19th century.[/QUOTE]
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Since turn 1 is over and we havent reached the 10-player quota, is it ok to join?
[QUOTE=YuriNikolai;52809084]Since turn 1 is over and we havent reached the 10-player quota, is it ok to join?[/QUOTE]
Treb hit the nail right on the head. It's the intro turn, but if you wanna make it in time for turn 1, you can pick a nation or play as a rebellious faction that gains independence later on. PM me for more details.
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Kingdom of Egypt claiming lower Egypt as a rebel group!
Not dead, yo. Just busy. Turn should be out sometime [I]soooooooooooooooon.[/I]
Welp. A lot of shit has happened recently and I can't seem to keep focus with regards to writing turns - I'll see if I can shit out Turn 1 but for now it's on hiatus.
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