One of the great tragedies of Africa is not only the fact that a
million people-mostly civilians and a large proportion of them
children-died in one of Africa's first post-independence wars, but
that until it happened the world thought Nigeria was immune from
the wasting disease of tribalism. It certainly was not because the
Biafran War is still the most expansive tribal conflagration that
the continent has experienced-barring perhaps the ongoing Great
Lakes conflict-involving the forces of East and West, only this
time, with the British siding with the Soviets. Worse, some of the
religious differences that emerged before and after that dreadful
carnage are still with us today. During the course of hostilities
that lasted almost four years, a lot of other shortcomings surfaced
in Africa's most populous nation, including the kind of corruption
that, until then, had always been linked to countries rich in oil.
Disunity, incompetence and instability-from which Nigeria never
really recovered-also emerged. Two bloody army coups followed after
the rebels capitulated, together with an appalling series of
massacres, mostly of southern Christians by Muslim northerners.
Half a century later the slaughter continues.
General
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cold War 1945-1991 |
| Release date: |
August 2018 |
| Authors: |
Al J. Venter
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
128 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5267-2913-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-5267-2913-X |
| Barcode: |
9781526729132 |
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