The Africa Wars was a series of various conflicts between many African countries, some of which became more powerful by forming alliances. The three were the Union of Africa, or African Union, the Axis of Africa, or African Axis, and Alliance of Africa, or African Alliance. The War was instigated when South Africa became very powerful and decided to invade other countries. They allied potential strong enemies and got them to join their newly created organization, the Union. They began to invade in early 2013.