Original sentence: Despite being outnumbered ten to one by opposing forces, and in many instances being bombed by foreign powers, such as Egypt, allied with the central government of Nigeria, the Igbo people survived, faring well until a campaign of starvation weakened their ranks.Philip EmeagwaliPhilip (Emeka) Emeagwali - "Father of the internet" and Chinua Achebe - author of Things Fall Apart.The Igbo people received worldwide attention in the late 1960s due to the Biafra civil war
Edited sentence: Despite being outnumbered 10 to 1 by opposing forces, and in many instances being bombed by foreign powers allied with Nigeria such as Egypt, the Igbo people survived, fairing well until a campaign of starvation weakened their ranks.Philip (Emeka) Emeagwali - "Father of the internet" and Chinua Achebe - author of "When Things Fall Apart".The Igbo people are most infamous (in Nigeria) for the Biafra civil war