Africa - 2028

Estimated Population: ~90,000,000

When the Unified World Government was established at the end of the Global Civil War, the authorities naively assumed that Africa would join as a unified continent. In reality the old rivalries, religious and tribal differences, and conflicts remained simmering just below the surface. In the wake of the Zentraedi planetary assault anarchy reigned across the continent as these conflicts burst forth and dozens of groups attempted to seize power. During the Reconstruction, the UWG was desperate to reestablish a presence in the region and co-operated with many of the small dictators that had risen to power in their absence, allying with criminals and butchers in order to regain a measure of authority. While the UWG claimed control over the region, in truth it was the local rulers who were in control, and a handful of the stronger independent baronies openly defied the UWG. The three most powerful independent nations were the Islamic African Peoples' Republic, the Ethiopian Free Holding, and the New Empire of Greater Zimbabwe.

The jungles of Central Africa, like South America and Indonesia, became a haven for rogue Zentraedi after the destruction of the alien armada. During the Malcontent Uprisings, Zentraedi forces from the Congo Quadrant overran the Ethiopian Free Holding and large parts of the Angola Quadrant. RDF and Southern Cross units saw major combat throughout the conflict, and the closing battles of the Malcontent Uprisings were fought in the Congo Quadrant, which saw the end of Zentraedi influence in the area. With the subsequent departure of the RDF, the Southern Cross established a stronger presence in Africa, but the unified government's influence has declined and today the power resides in the local baronies rather than the new United Earth Government. The EBSIS has recently expanded their presence in the region, taking over the off-shore natural gas and oil refineries set up by the Ethiopian Free Holding before that barony's destruction at the hands of the Malcontents.

North Africa Quadrant

Estimated Population: ~30,000,000

The majority of Northern Africa, already mostly desert, is now a radioactive wasteland thanks to the Zentraedi assault. The northwestern portion of the habitable part of the region is solidly under the control of the Islamic African Peoples' Republic, while the remainder of the Quadrant is solidly under UEG and Southern Cross control.

Congo Quadrant (Disputed Zone)

Estimated Population: unknown

Like South America and Indonesia, the jungles of the Congo Quadrant were a haven for rogue Zentraedi. Fewer in number and less organized than their South American counterparts, the Zentraedi of the Congo nonetheless posed a major threat to the continent. Whereas in South America the Zentraedi were more or less contained within the Control Zone, in Africa the giants had free reign and frequently raided nearby cities and tormented the human refugees struggling to survive within the Disputed Zone of Central Africa. The Congo Quadrant became the central base of the organized Malcontents and was the site of the last major battle of that conflict, when RDF forces led by Miriya Sterling vanquished the leaders of the Uprisings. Today the Congo Quadrant is largely uninhabited, with only a transient population of refugees. Attempts are currently underway to start a viable agriculture industry in the coastal areas, but civil strife in the area are hampering the effort. Recently the EBSIS began expanding into the northeastern portion of the Quadrant, possibly hoping to gain control of the eastern half of the region as a prelude to an invasion of the strife-torn Angolan Quadrant.

Angolan (Southern Africa) Quadrant

Estimated Population: ~30,000,000

During the Reconstruction and shortly after, this region was mostly peaceful while the north of the continent was overcome with anarchy. Since the UEG reclaimed control of the North Africa Quadrant, however, the situation in the south has suffered. Today the Angolan Quadrant is filled with dozens of small baronies and kingdoms in a constant state of conflict over the dwindling resources.

Islamic African Peoples' Republic

Estimated Population: ~20,000,000

From out of the chaos following the planetary assault, several local chiefs, warlords, and religious leaders had carved out a series of small, loosely affiliated baronies in Northern Africa. In late 2013/early 2014 one man, a soldier and Muslim chieftain named Sayad Abd-Allah, came to dominate the region. Through diplomacy, charisma, and brute force he forged these baronies into a single powerful political alliance, the Islamic African Peoples' Republic. The Islamic Republic is still made up of separate baronies, each ruled by a local government, but larger issues of law are decided by a central authority called the Assembly, made up of representatives from the individual baronies as well as religious and military leaders. The Assembly controls matters of law and government that apply to all of the Republic's constituent baronies. Military and external diplomatic matters for the Republic are personally controlled by Sayad Abd-Allah, who has retained this control for over fifteen years with the same charm and guile with which he formed the Republic. With the destruction of much of the Middle-East in the Zentraedi assault, the Islamic Republic has become the center of Islamic culture and faith on the planet. Islam is the state religion and the Republic follows Islamic (Sharia) law. There are tensions between the Islamic Republic and the UEG, which controls the rest of the North Africa Quadrant and many of the more aggressive warlords are pushing for expansion of the Republic's borders into territory currently allied with the UEG. The EBSIS is encouraging these ideas and maintains a good trade relationship with the Islamic Republic, supplying advanced weaponry (via the Merchant Republic) to the Islamic Republic's army. The Islamic Republic, in turn, is negotiating with the EBSIS for access to Islamic holy sites in the devastated Middle East, sites which are now nominally under EBSIS control. Though presenting a unified front, the Republic is currently suffering from increasing internal disputes and soon Sayad Abd-Allah's force of will and military power may be the only thing preventing the nation from descending into civil war.

New Empire of Greater Zimbabwe

Estimated Population: ~10,000,000

With the loss of the coastal cities in southeastern Africa, the centers of commerce and government were also lost. The region was largely ignored during the early part of the Reconstruction as the UWG focused its efforts on sectors they felt were more significant, leaving the survivors to fend for themselves. Local entrepreneurs and foreigners, businessmen and industrialists who had survived the assault, took charge and banded together and rebuilt the area's trading network. This allowed them to control the transport and sale of food, weapons, and other vital resources needed to rebuild a government and economy. Eventually, these businessmen realized that the easiest way for them to maintain control was to declare the region an independent nation and by the time the UWG arrived to re-establish their presence in the region the New Empire of Greater Zimbabwe was already there. Supposedly based on the ancient Zimbabwe Empire that once ruled the area, the government of the New Empire clothes itself in African nationalist propaganda. In reality the Empire is ruled by profit, and many of its rulers are not even of African descent, let alone natives. The country is ruled by the High Imperial Board of Directors, made up of prominent businessmen who pass laws, appoint the bureaucracy, and strictly control the economy. Senior government and military positions are assigned not by merit, but by whomever can bid (bribe) the most for a given post. These people in turn award subordinate positions to family, friends, or anyone who can pay them in turn. As a result, the entire country is run by the greedy and corrupt, at the expense of the innocent poor. The majority of the populace is on the verge of starvation, ruled by a wealthy elite. The only thing keeping the government in power is the fact that those in charge of the military know that the current system is what is keeping them in the lap of luxury.

Eastern Bloc Soviet Independent State (E.B.S.I.S.)

Estimated Population: ~25,000 (Northeastern Africa Zone)

See the EBSIS page for details.

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