Across
- 2. Biafran war; started from political, economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions
- 4. Provides medical help to citizens affected by the conflict; still working in other places that need help
- 5. Kenyan troops fought Al-Shabaab and established a buffer zone in Somalia
- 6. US led Unified Task Force; was created to help people in Somalia; only lasted 2 years
- 8. Non-governmental organizations
- 12. An extremist group that took over parts of the country during the absence of government so they could impose their harsh interpretation of Islamic law
- 13. Muslim ethnic group; made up most of the Nigerian federal government; mostly in Northern Nigeria
- 14. Result of a border dispute with Ethiopia
- 15. Authoritarian ruler; human rights abuser; oppressed certain clans and regions; came to power in a coup in 1969
- 16. Resulted in food shortages; causing starvation of millions of people
- 17. Led the declaration of independence by the Eastern Region of Biafra
Down
- 1. The defending of two US helicopters that got shot down by Somali militia forces
- 3. One of the most lengthy and devastating conflicts in African history; still ongoing
- 7. Christian ethnic group; represented by Biafra
- 9. Controlled the Nigerian government; refused to recognize Biafra's secession
- 10. Militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group
- 11. The US being afraid to interfere with foreign conflicts due to the fear of something bad happening