1st African Revolution
"I thought I was the defender of Africa."
-Nigeria before falling
The 1st African Revolution was a series of revolutions in western and central Africa following the collapse of the 6th French Republic's influence in Africa. The revolution saw many autocratic regimes backed up by Françafrique prior to the 6th Republic's dissolution fall to more left-wing liberal regimes that were later used by Germany and Iran to set up supportive Anarcho-Liberal states, creating an African Theatre in the future world war 3. The war was also affected by many outsiders such as France, Morocco, the 5th Reich, and the Collateral liberty pact.
| Togo | Nigeria | Central African Republic | Anarchist Chadian Rebels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | Nigerien Rebels (Until 2045) | East African Federation | |
| Mauritania | Republic of The Congo | Mauritanian Rebels | |
| Chad | Mali | ||
| Niger | Nigerien Rebels (After 2045) | ||
| Cameroon | Morocco (Until 2043) | ||
| Gabon | Chadian Rebels | ||
| Guinean Rebels | |||
| Cameroonian Rebels | |||
| Togolese Rebels | |||
| Supported by: | Supported by: | Supported by: | |
| France | 5th Reich (secretly) | Collateral Liberty Pact (secretly) | |
| Collateral Liberty Pact (secretly) | |||
| Ethiopia offered help but was refused |
Early Revolution[edit | edit source]
Following France's defeat in the 2nd Franco-Prussian war, all Françafrique puppets were given proper independence, but the dictatorships remained intact. Central African Republic's dictator resigned peacefully in 2042, but Chad's dictator refused alongside Niger's, leading to revolutions in both states without French backing. The Niger revolutionaries would later be temporarily strong-armed into supporting the remaining dictatorships by Nigeria.
Togolese, Guinean and Mauritanian Rebels, Moroccan and Nigerian expansionism[edit | edit source]
After the Rationalist Order's dissolution prevented Morocco from getting influence in Europe, Morocco decided to go for influence in Africa, beginning an invasion of Western Sahara. Mauritania then also joined the war on Western Sahara's side, only for pro-democracy protesters to immediately rise up upon his entry. At the same time, Togo, Guinea, and Cameroon experienced their own rebellions. Togo quashed his quickly, and left the war, but Guinea and Cameroon failed to stabilize their situations. Nigeria then joined the war, invading his neighbors and trying to get influence over the entirety of West Africa. This concludes what we can see of of the revolution in 2042.
Late Revolution[edit | edit source]
2043[edit | edit source]
In 2043, Nigeria was dominating on his fronts, with Nigerien rebels being forced to his side and Chad falling to his influence as well. Meanwhile Mauritania was on the verge of collapse. In a last-ditch effort, he pleaded for Algeria to join the war, but Algeria refused claiming he was too unstable to safely join the war. Chad and Cameroon's dictatorships pleaded for the Central African Republic, to which he responded that he would not "Help them crush his own ideology", at which point Cameroon asked him to at least not "let our people fall into the hands of Nigeria", and to this CAR joined on the side of the democratic rebels. Mali, in order to appease his population, also joined on the side of the democracies despite not being one, while the Republic of the Congo joined the war on Nigeria's side. The plan of Nigeria was for him and the Republic of the Congo to deal with CAR while Niger's rebels held out against Mali.
2044[edit | edit source]
From 2043 to part of 2044, Niger and Congo made massive progress, cleaning up Chad (who was experiencing an Anarchist rebellion in the north that covered most of the country) and Cameroon, while also making massive progress against CAR and quickly disposing of Gabon. However, this plan fell apart out of nowhere when the East African Federation joined the war on the side of the democracies. To this, France, who had re-established his rationalist government, offered to help Nigeria deal with Mali in exchange to get back influence- an offer Nigeria accepted. In the eastern part of the front, the EAF made short work of Congo and also took Gabon, but Nigeria pushed in on him in the North. Here, EAF launched Operation Hila, pushing back Nigeria's undersupplied troops heavily. This forced Niger to hold out on his own in the west as Nigeria had to dedicate his entire force to the East.
2045[edit | edit source]
With all of Nigeria and France's troops distracted on the East African border, EAF ordered Mali to strike. Mali claimed he couldn't capitulate Niger, only for Niger to switch to their side, leading to the entire front collapsing for Nigeria and him being capitulated.
Territorial Changes & Political Changes[edit | edit source]
- Democratic regimes set up in most of the former Françafrique states
- Togo's dictatorship retains power, as does Mali's.
- Congo is annexed by EAF.
- Nigeria is balkanized.
- Anarchists seize power in Chad, South Sudan, and southern Somalia
- Morocco annexes Western Sahara
- EAF changes his name to Central African Federation (CAF).