Compared with Europe and Asia, which possessed immensely deep historical foundations, North Africa had also given birth to many ancient civilizations, such as Egypt, whose history could be traced back several millennia before the Common Era; Ethiopia, which was nearly as ancient; and the pan-Arab religious and cultural sphere that emerged in the seventh century and rapidly spread in every direction.
But here, tribal identity had always outweighed national and ethnic identity.
Or rather, the people here had never really possessed any concept of ethnicity or nationhood.
In their eyes, the interests of their own families and tribes mattered most.
As for the nations and ethnic groups that had only emerged after entering modern society, they were merely tribal alliances formed by different tribes coming together.
Since there was no identification with the state, they naturally saw nothing wrong with betraying national interests.
This was also the prerequisite that allowed the ZAFT Army to occupy North Africa with very few troops and establish relatively stable rule.
Although the Earth Alliance secretly funded various Resistance Organizations that constantly carried out acts of sabotage, aside from the Desert Dawn guerrillas led by Artoria, the rest were largely insignificant.
The reason was simple!
The foundation of these Resistance Organizations was those tribes that felt their interests had been infringed upon.
As for the tribes whose interests had not been harmed, they continued living their own lives. They did not care whether the ones ruling this place came from P.L.A.N.T. in distant space or the Atlantic Federation across the sea, much less help other Resistance Organizations.
After all, they had been accustomed to being influenced and controlled by great powers ever since the Age of Discovery.
Some of the more quick-witted tribes had even learned to profit by selling out the interests of their