| A | B |
| South Africa | had a system of Apartheid from 1948-1990 |
| Uganda | ruled by Idi Amin in the 1970s |
| Rwanda | had great bloodshed between Hutu and Tutsi |
| Sudan | fighting (genocide) in Darfur |
| Congo | ruled by Mobutu Sese Seko previously |
| Somalia | US sent troops attacked here; piracy |
| Eritrea | newest country in Africa |
| Congo | formerly called Zaire |
| Belgium | European country that colonized Congo |