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tians. The South's four míllioo blacks
feel discriminated against. They are sure
that politicíaos in Khartoum care noth–
ing about them.
Next we skip to the island of Zanzi–
bar. In 1964, blacks killed so many
Arabs on Zanzibar Island that bodies
were hauled away in truckloads to be
buried in mass graves. The death toll
h1s never beeo accurately pinpointed.
Perhaps 3,000 died.
In fact, much of the racial strife in
East Ar rica is due to the many centuries
of Arab abuse of their fellowmen -
tbe blacks - especially during the slave
trade. Thc motive for the massacre of
Arabs on Zanzibar lsland was ven–
geance.
In Portuguese Angola, guerrilla war
between Portuguese whites and guerrilla
blacks is still on. As early as 1961,
guerrilla leader Holden Roberto claimed
that more than 1,000 Portuguese and
12,000 loyalist blacks had been killed.
At the same time 25,000 "Angolan"
blacks had been killed by Portuguese
and loyalist blacks.
Recently, it was reported in the news
that Portuguese mercenaries had at–
tacked Conakry, the capital of Guinea.
Move into Asia, and you find that
racial conflict rages tbere also.
India vs. Pakistan - Nations
in Crisis
Perhaps the single most explosive
problem in the lndian subcontinent líes
in the seemingly irretractible religious
differences between Moslem Pakistan
and Hindu India. Educated dasses in
both nations are at wits end in trying to
resolve this seemingly irreconcilable
animosity.
So violent was tbe disagreement
between Moslem and Hindu that a par–
tition of the Indian subcontinent into
two nations, Pakistan and India, had to
be effected in 1947.
But to the shocked consternation of
Indian and Pakistaoi leaders, partition
did not prevent reHgious war. During
the tragic days after partition, sorne
estímate that ONE HALF MILLION
PEOPLE LOST THEm LNES in rioting.
Low and high estimates run from 300,-
000 to one rnillion. Entire trainloads of
refugees arrived in eerie silence, all of
Tucolor
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Major Tribes in
West Africa
In any major geographical orea in Africa, there are hundreds of
small but distinct tribes. They are usually very important in a limited
locale, but hove little influence elsewhere. But even major tribes in
any orea are many. ~
The most obvious point about African geopolitics is the fact tha
present notional boundaries are totally unrelated to tribal groups.
Sorne tribes moy be scattered ocross more thon one nationol stote.
In other cases, large numbers of differing tribes are placed in the
sorne state. /
The accompanying chart ond map show the importont tribes of
West Africa, with their opproximate numbers and general geogrophical
position.
Major Approximate Major Approximate
Tribe locations Numbers Tribe locations Numbers
Comeroun 300,000 HAUSA Nigeria 7.500,000
Gambia 55,000
Guinea 750,000 lBO Nigeria 6,000,000
FULA Niger 260,000 YORUBA Nigeria 4,500,000
IPuehll Mall 850,000
(fulanil Dahomey 55,000 TIV Nigeria 1,000,000
Nigerio 3,600,000 WOLOF Senegol 800,000
lvory Caa$1 50,000 Gombio
Port. Guineo 36,000
TEMNE Sierra leone 600,000
Senegol 450.!000 Upper Volto
TUCOLOR Maurilonia 75,000 MOSSI Mali 2,000,000
Mali 60,000 Ghana
Guinea 15,000
KRU lvory Coast 400,000
MANDINGO Gambio 120,000 liberia
BAMBARA Mali 1,000,000 BAOULE lvory Coost 500,000
lvory Coost AGNIS lvory Coost 100,000
Senegol ASHANTI Ghana 700,000
MALINKE Mali 900,000
lvory Coost su su Guinea 250,000
MENDE Sierra leone 600,000 FON Dahomey 800,000
Upper Valla BARIBAS Dahomey 175,000
SERAMULI Guinea 600,000
lvory Coast Ghana 375,000
Senegal EWE Togo 310,000
KPELLE Guinea 175,000 Dahomey 5,000
Liberia FANTI Ghono 300,000
SERERES Mali 900,000 Source: History of Africo,
Senegal Harry A. Gaily, J r.