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The ethnic cultural regions aren't as clean as like Iraq or Ethiopia (If you know, you know)
>Ethnic / Cultural Regions
The bulk of the nation are a mixture of various Bantu people are all over the place in terms of how they feel about the other groups.
><span class="mu-s">Tan Neutral Areas</span>
These areas could support anyone or vote for anyone, provided you play your cards right.
On the Eastern Border there are Hutu (some local maybe) and "refugees" that are connected to the Rwanda genocide. There are also the armed Tutsi groups. The Tutsi are a surprisingly small minority (4%?) and the Hutu are millions, but there are far more of the other ethnic groups.
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-b">Purple Disputed Areas</span></span>
These areas give a +1 to actions raising militia/infantry of the listed groups, to use any of the three to do persecution to the other two, and so on.
In northeastern Congo, there is a Ituri conflict that is happening or about to happen. The conflict seems to be a land issue between the agriculturalist Lendu and the pastoralist Hema.
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-r">Ituri Conflict</span></span>
This area is -1 to recruit forces from unless against the other group.
In the past, the Katanga area rose up against the government, because of the heavy influence of Europe and powerful mining companies. They made peace after the socialist president was shot, but then their leaders started feuding with the leaders in the capitol. That was ended by dictator purging all his competitors.
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-b">Former Katanga Areas</span></span>
Instead of providing <span class="mu-s">Rare Earth</span> every season, these provinces provide <span class="mu-s">Rare Earth</span>, <span class="mu-s">Refined Metals</span>, and <span class="mu-s">Mining Contracts</span>.
There also is a +1 to actions that stoke and glorify Katanga, or involve capitalism, or involve international business, or involve the local leaders.
-1 to actions that are the opposite or impede the above.
