AHC: A More Balkanized Afirca Post WWII

Apartheid crashes down much, much harder and South Africa breaks apart, Biafra somehow wins its war for independence from Nigeria, ditto for the northern tribes in Mali. Honestly it's a bit of a miracle the DRC has stayed together at all.

Would it be possible to split Rwanda along Tutsi and Hutu, or were/are they too overlapping to draw any distinct border?
 
Could have each tribe eventually breaking up into its on micro-nation states, will cause a hell of a lotta bloodshed and wars would be a common thing
 
Anyone with suggestions?

West Africa, Congo and East Africa anyone?

East Africa

Tanzania could not have unified, leaving Zanzibar and Tanganyika instead of Tanzania.

Ethiopia could lose the Ogaden to Somali rebels, creating a pro-Somalia Ogaden state.

Somaliland could be recognized as fully independent by the world, splitting Somalia.

Kenyan Somalis could win independence, creating a situation similar to the Ogaden one I outlined above.

The many, many, many independence movements in Sudan could all win, creating a situation similar to post-WWI Austrio-Hungary (pretty much all of the Sudanese states out of Khartoum are in rebellion)

West Africa

Boko Haram or other Northern Independence factions could win in Nigeria. Also, the Delta State rebels could win independence in the south, crippling Nigeria and splitting it into three (or more as time goes on). Or, have Biafra win the Nigerian Civil War.

British Togoland could opt to remain part of England instead of joining Ghana in 1957.

Tuareg independence movements could succeed in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, breaking off their northern sections.

North Africa

Western Sahara could win its independence from Morocco.

Algeria and Lybia could lose their southern regions to Tuareg independence movements.

Central Africa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo can fully collapse, losing Katanga and large portions of the east to independence movements.

English-speaking Cameroon can split off from French-speaking Cameroon (there have been rumblings).

The Central African Republic can officially split into a Christian country and a Muslim country to the north.

Southern Africa

Apartheid-South Africa could have gotten the Bantustans to be internationally recognized as independent entities.

Cabinda Province can win independence from Angola.
 
East Africa

Tanzania could not have unified, leaving Zanzibar and Tanganyika instead of Tanzania.

Ethiopia could lose the Ogaden to Somali rebels, creating a pro-Somalia Ogaden state.

Somaliland could be recognized as fully independent by the world, splitting Somalia.

Kenyan Somalis could win independence, creating a situation similar to the Ogaden one I outlined above.

The many, many, many independence movements in Sudan could all win, creating a situation similar to post-WWI Austrio-Hungary (pretty much all of the Sudanese states out of Khartoum are in rebellion)

West Africa

Boko Haram or other Northern Independence factions could win in Nigeria. Also, the Delta State rebels could win independence in the south, crippling Nigeria and splitting it into three (or more as time goes on). Or, have Biafra win the Nigerian Civil War.

British Togoland could opt to remain part of England instead of joining Ghana in 1957.

Tuareg independence movements could succeed in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, breaking off their northern sections.

North Africa

Western Sahara could win its independence from Morocco.

Algeria and Lybia could lose their southern regions to Tuareg independence movements.

Central Africa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo can fully collapse, losing Katanga and large portions of the east to independence movements.

English-speaking Cameroon can split off from French-speaking Cameroon (there have been rumblings).

The Central African Republic can officially split into a Christian country and a Muslim country to the north.

Southern Africa

Apartheid-South Africa could have gotten the Bantustans to be internationally recognized as independent entities.

Cabinda Province can win independence from Angola.

So the Tuareg really want Algeria and Libya to break off their portions? Last time I checked not really.

Yes Tuareg do live in Algeria and Libya but it's not like if they made noise in these two countries.
 
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So the Tuareg really want Algeria and Libya to break off their portions? Last time I checked not really.

Yes Tuareg do live in Algeria and Libya but it's not like if they made noise in these two countries.

If the Tuareg in Mali and Niger can break off and form a state it's fairly likely they'd become all irredentist and want to claim all Tuareg lands.

But really, I'm just throwing out possibilities. It's not impossible or even improbable given the right conditions, so I threw it in. Not like I said Lower Egypt declares independence from Upper Egypt. :p
 
Can a map be made out of these borders somewhat somehow?

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Cryostorm

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The map above is definitely what the colonial nations should have followed if they had wanted to maintain unofficial power in Africa since few, if any, of the nations could be actual successes in the world, a continent full a Rwandas:eek: and the water rights treaties in west and central Africa would be a nightmare. I would also feel sorry for the students that would have to attempt to memorize that map:p.
 
The map above is definitely what the colonial nations should have followed if they had wanted to maintain unofficial power in Africa since few, if any, of the nations could be actual successes in the world, a continent full a Rwandas:eek: and the water rights treaties in west and central Africa would be a nightmare. I would also feel sorry for the students that would have to attempt to memorize that map:p.

I hate to imagine...
 

yourworstnightmare

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The map above is definitely what the colonial nations should have followed if they had wanted to maintain unofficial power in Africa since few, if any, of the nations could be actual successes in the world, a continent full a Rwandas:eek: and the water rights treaties in west and central Africa would be a nightmare. I would also feel sorry for the students that would have to attempt to memorize that map:p.

Would be a pain to administer though. And considering Africa already had multicultural empires and kingdoms beofre the Europeans arrived, I have hard time seeing how the Colonial Powers would ever see it as a good idea.
 
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