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African History and Futures

Two Protectorates Become One Nation

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Nigeria North South Protectorate Confluence River Lakoja
21
Jul

What is now called the country of Nigeria consists primarily of what was once two separate entities- the protectorate of Northern Nigeria and the protectorate of Southern Nigeria. While the British for years had informally had strong influence in the area that is now Nigeria, after the Treaty of Berlin in 1885, they officially established […]

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African History and Futures

Killings In the North

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Biafra Nigerian Civil War 50 years
12
Jul

In recounting the causes of the Nigerian-Biafran War, one of the reasons most commonly cited in the mass killing of “Southerners” by “Northerners” in the months preceding the war. While this was the most immediate and direct factor that led to the conflict, its citation as the primary factor presents a narrow view of the […]

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