According to documentation, Biafra was a state which existed between 1967 to 1970. Situated in what is now said to be eastern Nigeria, it was Biafra’s claim for independence from Nigeria that is reported to have resulted in civil war.
Nigeria was invaded by the British in 1851. According to documentation colonisation lasted until 1960. There followed various declarations of independence, and rumours of grevious war tactics on behalf of the British. Africa’s resources are thought to have been the subject of political and economic rivalries. According to documentation, private enterprises were bought off by imperialists. Belgium were delegates in the as called privately controlled Congo free state, perhaps believed at the time to be acquired under terms of humanitarianism and philantrophy, documented but not believed today. Leopold II was recorded to be the sole owner of the Congo until 1908. He is said to have extracted a fortune from the state, reportedly resorting to murder, torture and atrocities.
The area was thought to have gained independence following the second world war. In reality they were all out of resources. The end of commonwealth interests usually means the end of a military and colonial presence; and leaving the area devoid of resources. The fighting for food etc. which follows is often blamed on inter-tribal differences or religious differences.
An estimated two million Biafrans died of starvation during the Nigerian civil war as documented. Believed to be the consequence of a food blockade. The famine resulted in the region known as Biafra, thought to be located in present day Cameroon, surrendering its separatist plans. The federal Nigerian government at the time were said to have been the subject of a coup and counter coup. A reason for the civil war may have been due to bankrupcy in Nigeria, leading to fights for survival. It is not known whether the large amounts of oil documented to be in the region were in indegenous hands. Believed not to be, and is also true of today according to some.