The Copper Republic-A Katanga TL

OP you might want to consider further partition of the Belgian Congo, roughly along these lines.

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Historically Congo-Stanleyville (red) was recognized by the Communist Bloc, while Congo-Leopoldville (blue) was recognized by the Western Bloc. Plenty of room for Superpower intrigue there.
 
OP you might want to consider further partition of the Belgian Congo, roughly along these lines.

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Historically Congo-Stanleyville (red) was recognized by the Communist Bloc, while Congo-Leopoldville (blue) was recognized by the Western Bloc. Plenty of room for Superpower intrigue there.
Those divides were largely arbitrary and reflect only a short period of Congolese history.
 
An African tl. .. Interesting. Look forward to see where you go with this and what effect an independent katanga will have on the rest of Africa.
 
Great subject, great writing. I'm so glad whenever there are good African or Latin American TLs around here because (1) I learn a hell of a lot which is still one of the great pleasures of AH.com and (2) both regions are just rife with allohistorical possibilities and, even with the limited geographic diversity in TLs, tend to be the most overlooked parts of the world percentage-wise. Love the start just past the Free State and the "roads in" to the POD; particularly loved the post in the nature of history and writing a good TL. Clearly, rightly, and enjoyably put. I'll be watching this space semi-obsessively now:)
 
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