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I wanted to imagine how these countries might have survived into the present day.

My POD's would be
  • Slightly earlier settlement of Angola and Mozambique, so that they have a slightly larger white population. I saw another thread imagining something like this called Angola Avante .
  • Portugal becomes democratic at some point and ITTL Angola and the southern part of Mozambique both do a Rhodesia and become independent. They both receive support from South Africa/Rhodesia.
  • United Party wins in 1948 and because of this South Africa has a more liberal form of segregation like Rhodesia. No apartheid means the British allow Namibia/Botswana/Lesotho/Swaziland to join SA.
  • In 1922 Northern Rhodesia votes to join Southern Rhodesia.
  • At some point SA becomes a republic.
  • At some point they form some kind of economic community like the EEC.
  • At some point they form some kind of military alliance like Nato.
  • SA still develops nukes.
  • Late 80s/Early 90s these four nations start coming under more severe sanctions, however they aren't too severe because of these four countries huge natural reserves.
  • They ride out the 90s and the commodities boom of the 2000s helps strengthen their position.
  • During the same period of the last bullet point they develop stronger ties with China because of China's need for raw materials. They also encourage white migrants from the ex-USSR which helps them develop closer ties with Russia.
Thoughts?
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