Sudan:
- Arab militia and pro-government militia accused of ethnic cleasing against non-Arabs.
- Darfur conflict
- President Omar al-Bashir accused by the International Criminal Court of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity
- Refugees
Angola:
- Connection between civil war and uncontrolled diamond trade
- Unita leaders
- Rebuild infrastructure
- Disarm large amount of civilians
- Resettling refugees who escaped from the fighting
Zimbabwe:
- Seizure of white-owned commercial farms
- Land reform program
- Collapse of agricultural economy
- Very, very high inflation
- Food and Fuel shortages
- Slum demolition in 2005
- Robert Mugabe considered Dictator
- Power sharing deal
Somalia:
- fighting between warlords
- Famine and diseases
- No effective central government
- Piracy
Burkina Faso:
- Smuggling of diamonds by rebels in Sierra Leone
- Backing rebels in Ivory Coast
DR Congo:
- Recover from 5-year war
- Civil War
- Hutu militia in east DRC.
- Hosts the largest peacekeeping mission
- Militia violence in Eastern DRC
Libya:
- Undeveloped oil and gas reserves
- Participated in attacks against Europe
Sierra Leone:
- Civil War
- Poverty and Unemployment
- blood diamonds
South Africa:
- Violent attacks against immigrants
- Land Redistribution
- HIV/AIDS
Nigeria:
- Communal Rivalry
- Separatist aspirations
- Islamic laws caused Christains to migrate
- Stolen oil; violence and corruption in Niger Delta
Rwanda:
- Genocide
- Poverty
Ethiopia:
- Drought and Famine
- Poverty
- Troops helped oust Islmatist in Somalia
- Border tensions
Kenya:
- Presidential elections caused widespread unrest
- Violent political crisis
- Corruption
- Power-sharing deal
Chad:
- Internal conflict
- Arab Muslim vs. Christian and animist
- Armed rebellion by Sudanese groups
- Refugees from Sudan and Central African Republic
- Backing rebels
Algeria:
- Civil War
- Military vs. Islamists
- Rebel activities in 2006
- Tension between Algeria and Morocco over Western Sahara
- Arab militia and pro-government militia accused of ethnic cleasing against non-Arabs.
- Darfur conflict
- President Omar al-Bashir accused by the International Criminal Court of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity
- Refugees
Angola:
- Connection between civil war and uncontrolled diamond trade
- Unita leaders
- Rebuild infrastructure
- Disarm large amount of civilians
- Resettling refugees who escaped from the fighting
Zimbabwe:
- Seizure of white-owned commercial farms
- Land reform program
- Collapse of agricultural economy
- Very, very high inflation
- Food and Fuel shortages
- Slum demolition in 2005
- Robert Mugabe considered Dictator
- Power sharing deal
Somalia:
- fighting between warlords
- Famine and diseases
- No effective central government
- Piracy
Burkina Faso:
- Smuggling of diamonds by rebels in Sierra Leone
- Backing rebels in Ivory Coast
DR Congo:
- Recover from 5-year war
- Civil War
- Hutu militia in east DRC.
- Hosts the largest peacekeeping mission
- Militia violence in Eastern DRC
Libya:
- Undeveloped oil and gas reserves
- Participated in attacks against Europe
Sierra Leone:
- Civil War
- Poverty and Unemployment
- blood diamonds
South Africa:
- Violent attacks against immigrants
- Land Redistribution
- HIV/AIDS
Nigeria:
- Communal Rivalry
- Separatist aspirations
- Islamic laws caused Christains to migrate
- Stolen oil; violence and corruption in Niger Delta
Rwanda:
- Genocide
- Poverty
Ethiopia:
- Drought and Famine
- Poverty
- Troops helped oust Islmatist in Somalia
- Border tensions
Kenya:
- Presidential elections caused widespread unrest
- Violent political crisis
- Corruption
- Power-sharing deal
Chad:
- Internal conflict
- Arab Muslim vs. Christian and animist
- Armed rebellion by Sudanese groups
- Refugees from Sudan and Central African Republic
- Backing rebels
Algeria:
- Civil War
- Military vs. Islamists
- Rebel activities in 2006
- Tension between Algeria and Morocco over Western Sahara