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  2. Biafra - Wikipedia

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    Biafra (/ b i ˈ æ f r ə / bee-AF-rə), [4] officially the Republic of Biafra, [5] was a partially recognised state in West Africa [6] [7] that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970. [8] Its territory consisted of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, predominantly inhabited by the Igbo ethnic group. [1]

  3. Bight of Biafra - Wikipedia

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    The Bight of Biafra, also known as the Bight of Bonny, is a bight off the west-central African coast, in the easternmost part of the Gulf of Guinea. [1] This "bight" has also sometimes been erroneously referred to as the "Bight of Africa," due to the fact that it is at this point where the direction of the Western coastline of the African continent most prominently changes from a North/ South ...

  4. Owerri - Wikipedia

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    Owerri was founded by in the 14 century CE by Ekwem Oha. [9]Owerri was the last of three capitals of the Republic of Biafra in 1969. [10] The capital of the secessionist state was continuously being moved as Nigerian troops captured the older capitals.

  5. Bakassi conflict - Wikipedia

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    The Bakassi Peninsula in the Bight of Biafra. The Bakassi conflict is an ongoing armed dispute over the Bakassi Peninsula of Cameroon.Originally subject to a border conflict between Cameroon and Nigeria, Bakassi later became affected by insurgencies waged by local separatists against Cameroonian government forces.

  6. File:Biafra independent state map-en.svg - Wikipedia

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  7. Slave Coast of West Africa - Wikipedia

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    Major slave trading areas of western Africa, 15th–19th centuries. The Slave Coast is a historical region along the Atlantic coast of West Africa, encompassing parts of modern-day Togo, Benin, and Nigeria. It is located along the Bight of Biafra and the Bight of Benin that is located between the Volta River and the Lagos Lagoon. [1] [2]

  8. Geography of Cameroon - Wikipedia

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    The country is located in Central and West Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. Cameroon is sometimes described as "Africa in miniature" because it exhibits all the major climates and vegetation of the continent: mountains, desert, rain forest, savanna grassland, and ocean coastland.

  9. File:Map of Biafra with Benin and Nigeria.svg - Wikipedia

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