Question | Answer |
The dictator of Tunisia for many years until 2011, when a popular democratic uprising forced him to flee the country. | Ben Ali |
Dictator of Egypt for 30 years, ruled with the military and used fear; people rose up peacefully and forced him to give up his powers in Feb. 2011. | Hosni Mubarak |
Dictator of Libya since 1969, took over with the military and gives long rambling speeches; people rose up against him in Feb and March 2011, but he is using his military to kill civilians and crush opposition. | Moammar Gadhafi |
This was the name of Tunisia's recent peaceful revolution, named after a local sweet-smelling flower. | Jasmine Revolution |
This is the form of government that most people in the Middle East and North Africa are seeking; one things for sure - they don't want dictators anymore! | democracy |
This ethnic group is Christian, located in southwestern Nigeria, occupies Lagos as a trade center, and dominated the politics of the country for a long time. | Yoruba |
This ethnic group lives in southeastern Nigeria, tried breaking away in a civil war in 1967, and has local democracy through councils of elders. | Ibo |
These ethnic groups in northern Nigeria controlled trade across the Sahara for many centuries; today they make up a majority of the people in Nigeria and are Muslim. | Hausa-Fulani |
This is the old capital of Nigeria and a major trading port, especially for oil; it is still the biggest city in Africa. | Lagos |
This is the current leader of Sudan who has been charged with war crimes and started the genocide in Darfur in 2003. | Omar al-Bashir |
This is the western region of Sudan that rebelled in 2003, and they have suffered shooting from the Sudanese government in a planned genocide. | Darfur |
This is the group of "devils on horseback" that rides into Darfur and kills the people. They are Arab Muslim and keep the lands they steal. | janjaweed |
This ethnic group of Rwanda makes up 85% of the population, is indigenous to the region, and are mostly farmers...they were responsible for the 1994 genocide. | Hutu |
This ethnic group of Rwanda are herders, make up 15% of the population, and were favored by the Belgians; the genocide targeted them in 1994. | Tutsi |
This dictator of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (aka Zaire) ruled for 30 years and nationalized many resources and businesses, which led to a civil war and his overthrow in 1997. | Mobutu Sese Seko |
This African country is considered a failed state; an Islamic group claims control, but other parts of the country claim to be independent. The country is also involved in piracy. | Somalia |
This is strict interpretation of the Quran by Muslims that is turned into political laws for a country. | Sharia |