Drew African Wars Crossword

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  1. 2. Diamonds Term referring to diamonds mined in war zones, notably during the Congo Wars.
  2. 4. A military tactic used by the Nigerian government to cut off supplies to Biafra.
  3. 7. War Concurrent global conflict televised alongside the Nigerian Civil War.
  4. 10. People's Liberation Front Rebel group in Ethiopia seeking regional independence.
  5. 11. Ethnic group dominating the Nigerian federal government during the Nigerian Civil War.
  6. 12. Legal scholars argued this term applies to the Biafran war due to the deliberate starvation policies.
  7. 14. Sans Frontières Humanitarian organization evolved from the Joint Church Aid during the Nigerian Civil War.
  8. 16. Hawk Type of helicopter shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu.
  9. 17. The US-led Unified Task Force operation in Somalia.
  10. 19. Disputed region over which Ethiopia and Somalia fought, impacting Ethiopian Civil War.
  11. 21. Gowon Nigerian General who led the federal government during the Nigerian Civil War.
  12. 22. Kabila Succeeded Laurent-Désiré Kabila as President of the DRC.
  13. 23. Haile Mariam Leader of the Derg regime in Ethiopia.
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  1. 1. Aid Concert organized in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.
  2. 3. Kabila Rebel leader who overthrew Mobutu in the First Congo War.
  3. 4. The breakaway state in southeastern Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War.
  4. 5. Extremist group exploiting the power vacuum in Somalia.
  5. 6. of Mogadishu A 1993 battle during the Somali Civil War involving US forces.
  6. 8. Barre Overthrown dictator whose regime collapse led to the Somali Civil War.
  7. 9. A movement highlighted by the challenges in achieving unity among diverse African peoples during the Nigerian Civil War.
  8. 13. Ethnic group primarily involved in the secessionist movement in Biafra.
  9. 15. City Agreement Peace agreement that officially ended the Second Congo War.
  10. 18. Shibir Also known as the Ethiopian Red Terror, a campaign of violence by the Derg regime.
  11. 19. Ojukwu Leader of Biafra who declared its independence.
  12. 20. The Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship in Ethiopia during the Ethiopian Civil War.