South Sudan, red, in central Africa. Map courtesy of Creative Commons . Kit Doyle. October 17, 2018 ...

Sudan has been successfully split into two independent countries. Here's why more African nations should divide, secede, splinter, or otherwise scramble the old colonial borders.

Looking at a map of Africa with these new and projected pathways highlighted, ... Beijing is sensitive to the consequences of empowering South Sudan with a pipeline independent of Sudan, ...

Google updates its maps adding the new state of South Sudan, after an online petition signed by 1,600 people. ... Africa Today podcast. Related internet links. South Sudan on Google Maps.

SUDAN The largest country in Africa, ... SOUTHERN SUDAN It had endured a vicious 21-year civil war between the largely Muslim north and the Christian Sudanese in the south.

The World Bank Group has played an important role in Sudan’s development since 2005, and is deepening its engagement in South Sudan as it prepares for independence. With last week’s “mapathon” and ...