Africa Remade: A Map Game

Ceranthor

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Now I saw that there was a post about a North American map game a page or so down, and I realized that I haven't seen one on this board in a long time. So the rules of this game are pretty simple: make up nations in Africa with a POD no later than 1400 C.E. They can be world powers, but they can't be so ridiculously big that it cramps the game for everyone else. People can repost after five other people have posted under them.

Let's start off with this:

Official Name: Republic of Kaapstad
Government: Constitutional Republic
Common Name(s): Kaapstad, Capeland
Capital: Kaapstad
Language: Afrikaans(Various Dialects), English, Creolized Hottentot
Head of State: President Paulus Albertyn
Population: Estimated 5 Million
Religion: Christianity(Various Denominations)(94%), Judaism(2%), Islam(2%), Other Religions(Prominently Hinduism)(2%)
Founding Date: 1964 A.D
Economy: First World
Brief History: The Cape has long been home to a hodgepodge of peoples brought by migration, slavery, or the desire to build new lives and new riches. First settled by the Portuguese, then the Dutch, then the English, the white settlers of the Cape engaged in frequent battles with the black nations around them. By 1950 they controlled most of Southern Africa and held the Africans in bondage, but armed insurgencies and open war from the powerful nation of kwaZulu wore them down enough to relinquish their system of segregation and discrimination. By 1964 A.D these Afrikaners were so beleagured that they conceded their territories to indigenous nations and retreated to an area around their ancestral home of Cape Town, which was rechristened Kaapstad to celebrate their Dutch origins. Now composed mostly of Afrikaners, with a large majority of mixed-race Coloureds, Kaapstad has become relatively liberal and unoffensive, though it has had to defend its sovereignity from marauders from farther afield.

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Name: The Arab Tripolitan Republic
Colloquial Name: Tripoli
Capital: Tripoli
Government: Constitutional Islamic Republic
Language: Arabic (official), French, Italian
Head of State: President Moubarak al-Shamekh
Population: 16,800,000
Religion: Over 99% of the population is Muslim, with minority populations of Christians, Jews, and other religions.
Founding Date: March 20, 1960
Economy: Second World, Minor Regional Power
Brief History: From the late 1800s to 1910, Italian immigration to the independent state of Tunisia was encouraged by Italy, which held unofficial claim over Tunisia. In 1912, Italy acquired the Triplitania and Cyrenacia areas from the collapsed Ottoman Empire. In 1915, it asserted its claim over Tunisia as well and controlled these three colonies separately before unifying them as Italian North Africa in 1944. Beset by the same nationalist uprisings as many other colonies in North Africa, Italian North Africa was finally relinquished by Italy in 1960 after a three year transitional government.
The successor of the transitional government, one that had been set up by the Italians before leaving, grew increasingly unpopular as the Arab and other non-Italian citizens felt the sting of institutional discrimination. In 1968, an Islamist revolution overtook the secular, Tunis-based government and removed the government to Tripoli, renaming the state as well from the Republic of North Africa to its present name. Until the 1990s, Dear Leader and Guide of the Revolution Moubarak al-Shamekh led the government dictatorially. A new, nominally democratic constitution was introduced in 1997 and al-Shamekh was elected as the first President and remains so today.

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Name: The Sultanate of Granada
Colloquial Name: Granada
Capital: Granada
Government: The Sultanate of Granada is divided into four main sections of government, the Administrative, Judicial, Legislative, and Imperial branches. The Administrative Branch holds power over the day to day structure of the government. Mail services, Police, and other like systems. They also control most government bureaucracy on a small level limited to subdivisions of government. The Judicial branch of government is divided into two sections, foreign and domestic. Foreign nationals are tried separately from actual citizens. Foreign also applies towards minorities even despite the fact that they are citizens of the government. That said, the judging is remarkably even handed.

The Court system is divided into 30 local courts, 15 regional courts, 3 system courts, and 1 supreme court among the domestic court system. Among the foreign system there are only the 30 local courts and the 3 system courts. You are allowed two sentences before it is passed. In rare cases, incredibly rare, a plaintiff may appeal to the Supreme Court. Local and Regional courts have one judge and a jury of 15 individuals. A judge may rule on the sentence only if the jury cannot decide, otherwise he is merely a mediator for the opposing factions. In the system courts there are 5 judges and no juries. In order for a guilty verdict to be passed there must be a 3/5 majority. The Supreme court has 11 judges which must have a 7/11 majority. In addition to this there are two legal codes, one for citizens and another for foreigners. In an objective position, one would say that foreigners have much more lenient laws and punishments. Most of which only end in deportation. Only murder, rape, and espionage end up with worse conditions.

The Judicial Branch also passes things into law. The Legislative passes a law, the Executive signs the law, and the Judicial Branch decides whether or not the law should be signed into the constitution. The Supreme and System courts are used for this decision. Each system court makes their own decision on the law. If 2 or more pass the law then it is up for the Supreme court. Due to the intricate system new laws rarely occur unless they are mandated by the people and government. Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the Legislature and approved by the Sultan. System court justices are elected democratically by the people.

The Legislative Branch is divided into three. The Senate, The People's House, and the Imperial District. The Senate is composed of 100 nobles from the greatest and post powerful families inside all of Granada. The head of each family is made a Senator. They are appointed for life and attain their power through hereditary means. Rarely if there are families that either marry themselves into obliteration a new family may be chosen to replace them if they are have outstanding services to the state and influence. If they lack this then a distant relative of the family will be brought in to keep it going. If a Senator commits a crime then he is removed from the Senate, however the family remains in power and a new familial head is placed on the senate. This is a remnant of the middle ages, but it is far from dying. Oddly, the Senate is mostly non-partisan as the Senators look out for their interests, but realize they need no schemes to attain any more power because they are already at the top. Rarely a family will be added to the Senate without the loss of another. Originally there was 80 Senators, now there are 100.

The People's House is composed if 200 individuals 140 from each region of government and the remaining 60 through national elections. There are currently three parties that are elected through this that have attained tri-party dominance inside of the House. The Nationalists or Andalusian party which holds 77 seats. The Islamic Party which holds 55 seats. Then there is the Christians United Party, however it is more commonly referred to as the "Old Book" Party because it contains Jews as well as Christians by the mainstream Islamic community. It currently holds 43 seats. Other notable parties are the Liberal Party and the Progressive parties which hold 10 and 8 seats respectively, but they do not hold the national appeal the others have.

The Imperial District is composed of 15 individuals who are appointed by the Sultan of Granada. Normally they resign after the current Sultan dies, however some are recalled if they are very good at their job. Most individuals who came to the senate of the 20 new families came from the Imperial District. In fact, it was 17 who started out in the Imperial District. If an individual dies after being appointed by the Sultan, the seat is left vacant out of respect for the person. If there are less than 7 people inside of the District new people are appointed, however. But this is a rare occurrence.

In order to pass a law inside the Legislative branch one needs of 2/3s majority inside the People's House, a 3/4s majority inside of the Senate, and a 2/3s majority inside of the Imperial District. If a law is defeated inside of the legislative system, a similar law may not be proposed for 10 years. The only people who can bring a law to the Legislative branch is the Senate and the People's House. The Imperial District may not propose laws to the Legislature. For a law to be brought by the People it takes 50% or more of the people to want it to be decided upon. In the Senate it requires just 25%.

The Imperial Branch of Government is headed by the Sultan of Granada who holds total authority over the army. In addition the Sultan appoints 15 members to the Legislature to decide laws, as well as installing the top levels of Government that oversees the Administrative Branch. There are three Governors appointed by the Sultan which takes over responsibility of the Administrative Branch. They, however, must be approved by the Administrative Branch. If there is unanimous disapproval of the Governor he is removed by the Administrative Branch. In addition the Administrative Branch may request their own Governor, but they cannot decide it themselves. The Imperial Branch controls all foreign policy. In addition it can declare war without anyone's approval. That said, military alliances must be approved by the Senate and House. Any acquiring of new territory must go through the Supreme Court before it can be formally annexed. The Sultan cannot be charged with crimes, however he may be deposed after five years of rule if there is a 4/5ths majority in the House and Senate requesting his abdication.
The laws of succession allow for only male heirs to succeed the throne. The Crown Prince, his brothers, uncles, and grandparents cannot be tried with a crime by the law. They can, however, be detained by order of the Sultan.

There is Religious Freedom among the populous. Judaism and Christianity are respected in the highest regard. Hindi, Buddhism, and Confucianism are respected, but are not allowed to propagate. They are also tried as foreigners. Mormonism is illegal. All other Islam is the state religion.

There is universal suffrage among the populous. Men and women over 21 can vote as long as they are citizens. Muslims, Christians, and Jews can apply for citizenship, but people of other religions can only become citizens if they are born inside of the country, meaning apostasy or family. No one in the Government is allowed the vote. There is much more as well, but that will take months to write.
Language: Andalusian (Official), English, Latin, and Arabic are popular among the populous.
Head of State: Sultan Muhammad XXII Nasrid
Population: 36,800,000
Religion: 64% Muslim, 21% Christian (18% Catholic), 9% Jews.
Founding Date: 1228
Economy: First World, Strong Power in the World.
Brief History: Founded in the 13th century as the last remaining remnant of Caliphate of Corboda. However over time they gradually fought became very powerful. Castille-Leon were powerful enemies of Granada throughout most of it's existence, however Granada overpowered the alliance of two Kingdoms and Eventually expanded throughout the world, however in a recent war has robbed them of most of their overseas territory.

The Sultanate of Granada is the premiere Muslim nation in the world in terms of government, education, and freedom. Following the prejudice against the Jews, the Sultanate had became a great haven for Jews. Following the wars that ravaged Europe even Christians migrated to Granada. While some critics cite the Granada Sultanate as an absolute Monarchy, this is not the case. It is a constitutional monarchy that holds power over the Military and Politics, however it is not an Absolute Monarchy. Also, the government is extraordinarily popular, far more popular than any other of it's neighbors or rivals. 92% of the populous favors the Government and desire no changes while 98% support the Sultan and his family. Granada is a thriving industrial society with great advances in modern medicine and holds the 9th highest GDP inside the world. It has one of the most advanced militaries in the world and was the fifth nation to land a man on the moon in 1998.


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It says it is, in the OP and the title.
alternatehistory.com is a newspaper.



This thread say's it's a mapgame, but it has no turn-taking and the whole world is not controlled at once. And it's not really a game either. I don't know what to call this thread, but it ain't a mapgame.
 

Ceranthor

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It kind of has no turntaking because no one's really been playing it. I did lay out rules in the OP. And again, I am a noob here, so there might be some rules or norms or whatever that I'm flouting. If this is that offensive then I'll take it down and try to do it better later.
 
Name: Empire of Rasta Zion
Colloquial Name: Ethiopia
Capital: Aksum
Founding Date: Before Christ
Government: The Negus Negast holds executive power in terms of legislation, while his marshals hold the titles of Commander-in-Chief. The unicameral legislature is composed of 300 representatives, all democratically elected. The Sanhedrin is the Supreme Court of the nation- founded as a Jewish court of law, it has become a court of secular constitutional law in the modern era. Ethiopia has a constitution first written in 1771, during the reign of Negus Ras Tafari (Zara Abraham I). All Ethiopians have immense personal rights with little government involvement. The country politically swings libertarian, with liberal personal rights and conservative views on the environment, guns, taxes, and especially immigration. Ethiopia is incredibly isolationist, and is often referred to as the African Switzerland. The Empire holds Ethiopia, Somaliland, Eritrea, Kenya, Southern Sudan, Socotra, Mocha, Aden and San'aa, Madagascar and Zanzibar. It also had Indian and Indonesian colonial holdings up until 1969.

History: Ethiopia, by the 15th century, was in a steep decline into irrelevancy. Spurred by religious tales of Prester John, along with intense Catholic discrimination, Renaissance scholars went south through North Africa into Ethiopia, bringing modern technology and ideas. Ethiopia then proceeded to modernize, and became a great Indian Ocean power by the 17th century. Ethiopia, due to the death of Frumentius as a child, stayed Jewish in the Saducee fashion, meaning that there was patrilineal religious succession, no rabbis, and a great deal of religious flexibility. Negus Negast Zara Yaqob, in the mid-15th century, reformed Judaism into Rastafari Judaism, with the help of half-black Anglo-Ethiopian Jewish theologian Robert (Bob) Marley. Changes to canon included an emphasis on ganja, and other changes.

Languages: Ethiopian (Ge'ez): 85%, Madagascar 15%
Religions: Rastafari Judaism: 100% (Remember, no immigration to speak of)
Head of State: Negus Negast Amda Seyon VI ben Solomon
Population: 50 million
Economy: First World, Strong Power
 
The Namibian Reich

Official Name:Die Namibischen Reich
Government: Autocrate dictature
Capital:Teutonischehafen
Language(s): German( Namibian dialect); Afrikaans
Economy: very close becoming a First World country but still not it
Brief History:
after forbiddening of NSDAP in Germany Nazis went to the
former German Afrika, which has been given under rule of CSA, because of the racism of Nazis, the CSA occupation forces allowed the Nazis to take the power, total industralization and massive German colonisation made this country the most powerfullest country in Africa
 
Official Name: Commonwealth of Judea
Government: Democratic Republic
Common Name(s): Judea, Those Goddamn Jews
Capital: Jerusalem
Language: Hebrew, Yidish, Ladino, Arabic
Head of State: Nasi (president) Haim Avihu
Population: 17.5m
Religion: Traditional/secular Judaism(45%), Reform Judaism(13%), Orthodox Judaism(7%) Atheism\agnosticism(19%), Islam(9%), Christianity(3%), Druze(3%), Other(1%)
Founding Date: 1853 A.D
Economy: First World
Brief History: After prejudice against the Jews during the late 15th cent. grew in Castille, Leon, Portugal and Aragon, Jews have began fleeing outwards. The Ottoman empire allowed them to settle in its territory, and most chose to go to the ancient land of Israel. Prejudice grew even stronger, and they were expelled from the Iberias - supposedly for their cooperation with the Muslims of Granada. While many chose to migrate into the south of the Iberian Paenisula to the safety of Granada, most chose to immigrate into the Ottoman empire, which became increasingly worried about the amount of Jews who flood their territory. However, powerful Greek and Italian Jews began lobbying at the Topkapi palace, trying to sooth the Sultan's worries.Finally, a rich Jewish noblemen managed to get the Sultan's acceptance for a charter on the Galilee. Jews began emigrating there en masse, and the port of Acre became increasingly more important. In the early 17th cent. the Jews recieved a charter over the entire coastline of Eretz Yisra'el (the Vilayet of Beirut). After much talks, the Jews recieved a charter of Jerusalem and the mountains around it, 50 years later. Jews from all over the world began emigrating from their homelands into their ancient homeland in Yisrael(Judea),and during the middle of the 18th century even recieved a charter to settle in Transjordan.
When Muhammad Ali Pasha began his conquests, the Jews at first passively resisted him(since they were used to Ottoman rule and prospered under it), but after his defeat at Nezib(1839) (a POD) there was nothing that stopped the Jews from declaring independance, so they did. but they had to come to a compromise with the advancing Ottoman armies. Foreign powers intervened (as in OTL) and determined that Egypt and Sudan will be Vilayets under Ottoman suzerainity, and that the new Jewish will relinquish their independance to the Ottomans but Judea will become autonomous under Jewish partial rule. But at the beginning of the Crimean war (1853), with Ottoman militaries campaigning to the North, the Jews declared their independance once more. Jewish armies advanced into Ottoman territory further and captured most of Syria, crossing the Euphrates. France and the UK decided to recognise the new Jewish state and pressured heavily on the Ottomans to do so, fearing that the advancing Jewish onslaught will cause revolts throughout the Empire, ripping it apart entirely. The Ottomans reluctantly did as asked. And so the Commonwealth of Judea was established as an independant republic, and yet even more Jews began flooding its territories, flocking to the promised land. Antisemitism in Europe waned down (since there were very few Jews remaining there, so tthere were too few Jews to discriminate against). Judea fought against the Ottomans twice more before the Empire finally collapsed, grabbing some territory as they went.

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Official Name: (People's) Democratic Republic of the Maghreb
Government: Democratic Socialist
Common Name(s): Maghreb, those guys below Granada, Democommunies.
Capital: Algiers
Language: Arabic, French
Head of State:Rahat Adam Bouteflika
Population: 35,000
Religion: Islam majority, Atheist, Christian, Jewish minorities
Founding Date: 1939 A.D (as Democratic) 1951 (Communist Revolution) 1982 (Democratization)
Economy: First World
Brief History:France released it, it underwent a Communist Revolution but democratized in 1982

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