▁U g anda . ▁E rit rea ▁is ▁under ▁United ▁San ctions ▁for ▁its ▁alleg ed ▁support ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁conflict ▁in ▁southern ▁Som alia . ▁Sierra ▁Le one ' s ▁civil ▁war ▁was ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁ou sted ▁civil ian ▁government ▁by ▁British ▁and ▁Niger ian ▁forces . ▁Ang ola ' s ▁civil ▁war ▁involved ▁Cub an , ▁American ▁and ▁Chinese ▁backing ▁for ▁differ ing ▁groups . ▁ ▁Military ▁history ▁of ▁Africa ▁by ▁regions ▁ ▁Military ▁history ▁of ▁Northern ▁Africa ▁See ▁List ▁of ▁conflicts ▁in ▁the ▁Mag h reb , ▁History ▁of ▁North ▁Africa , ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁region . ▁ ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁Southern ▁Europe ▁face ▁each ▁other ▁across ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁areas ▁of ▁North ▁Africa ▁are ▁cut ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁vast ▁in h osp itable ▁Sah ara ▁desert . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁coast al ▁areas ▁have ▁many ▁resources ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁large ▁arm ies ▁and ▁the ▁moder ate - to - hot ▁climate ▁makes ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁forces ▁across ▁vast ▁st ret ches ▁of ▁land ▁very ▁feas ible . ▁North ▁Africa ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁both ▁cultural ▁and ▁economic ▁interactions ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁military ▁rival ries ▁that ▁became ▁famous ▁wars ▁in ▁history . ▁ ▁Egypt ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Africa , ▁and ▁the ▁An cient ▁Egypt ian ▁Empire ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁use ▁of ▁mass ed ▁horse - dra wn ▁ch ari ots ▁in ▁war fare , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fighting ▁against ▁inv ading