The Second Great Depression nearly destroyed Africa. The Western powers had kept the Islamic Brotherhoods largely contained, but that ended when they turned to their own concerns. The Islamic Brotherhoods burned Africa to the ground. Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa formed the backbone of the resistance that drove the Brotherhoods out in several bloody campaigns. The Egyptian campaign proved the worst and bloodiest, culminating in the use of nuclear weapons. The vast majority failed to detonate and even Cairo rebelled against the Brotherhood’s excesses. Caught between unflinching armies and vengeful citizens, the Brotherhood forces could not escape and Africa granted them no mercy.