Africa ID: Political Crossword

Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar, Bab el Mandeb Strait
overthrow of government; fighting between Muslim north and Christian and Indigenous south. Country in chaos.
newest country on the African continent and the world, Large oil deposits. Capital is Juba, on the White Nile, which was an old British outpost from the days of colonialism.
(DRC) Conflict from internal rebel forces; refugees along the northeast and eastern borders; Ebola; conflict minerals
Ties to Middle East, Arabic Language, Islamic Religion, City of the Dead, Population Issues, High Physiological Density, largest population of a city in Africa – Cairo, revolution in 2011
oil, ties to the Middle East, member of OPEC, recent overthrow of government (Muammar Gaddafi)
Ties to Europe, stable government, dispute over Western Sahara
Blood Diamonds, arms trafficking. Ebola outbreak; Liberia – Ebola outbreak, Guinea – Ebola outbreak
a couple of years ago rebel forces entered the capital trying to overthrow the government; refugees from the Sudan
Victoria Falls, conflict between White farmers and Blacks
most developed country in Africa, AIDS, diamonds, post- apartheid holdover
Member of OPEC, largest population in Africa, Muslims north, Christian south. Boko Haram in north with ties to ISIL/ISIS
Genocide, Darfur Region
Unstable government, lack of food, political tension, modern day pirates off the coast of Somalia, 2004 Tsunami
AIDS, stable democracy, low population (4 million), diamonds
oil, within the last 6 years finished a civil war
past genocide (Hutu vs. Tutsi)
past genocide, country is improving
lack of food, dry climate, refugees from Sudan migrating to Ethiopia, pirates
eco-tourism, 2004 Tsunami; recent rigged election-as a result violence in this once peaceful African country, rebel forces coming from Somalia, AIDS, loss of animal habitats due to growth of cities
eco-tourism