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 UGA, Nigeria (AP) - Long before there was an Ethiopian famine, a Rwandan genocide or an implosion of Congo, an obscure corner of Africa introduced the world to the civil wars and starving babies that would become grim and recurring hallmarks of the continent's troubles.
That place was called Biafra. Nearly 40 years later it is showing disturbing signs of catching fire again.
A movement demanding independence for the southeast Nigerian region has clashed several times with security forces in recent months. While many of its older inhabitants remember the bloody 1960s and are fearful of a repeat, the secessionists are winning support among the young.
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