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In North-Eastern Africa the countries of Sudan and South Sudan used to be a British-Egyptian colony under the name of Sudan. In the year 1956 this colony gained its independence and became a nation state whose government was primarily Muslim. Like in many other African nations who were colonies when the border divisions were made people from different religions and ethnic groups were put together under a single flag. This was the case when the north of Sudan which was primarily Muslim and the south of Sudan which mostly had people who followed indigenous African faiths and Christians were put together into this new country where the Muslims had greater power in the government. This tension between the groups started the civil war in Sudan and that war created the two states that have become such a hostile and impoverished land in Africa.

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What happened to Sudan and South Sudan can be is a product of the careless independization of colonies by the Europeans. The Europeans retained their colonies based on who had the military power to control and keep them, so they did not care about any divisions that were set by the Africans; they wanted to get the most they could before the other countries did. This is what caused so much trouble and negative long term effects for the African nations of today. Sudan is a perfect example, after they left the colony and set up a mismanaged government for them they disregarded factors like the cultures of the people who lived there. This carelessness by the British is what caused the problems in Sudan.

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Drought, Migration and Civil War in Darfur (ECC Factbook Conflict Analysis)

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This map shows the main problem and what started the Sudanese civil war. The north being almost only Muslim and the south being of African indigenous faiths or Christians.

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Sudan and South Sudan used to be a British-Egyptian colony in the south of Egypt. BBC

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Sudan would become independent in 1956. BBC

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There was a military coup in 1958 and a civil war started in 1962 because of the south of Sudan rising up against the Muslim north and government. BBC

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In 1972, South Sudan becomes self governing but under the control of the north. Then another civil war starts in 1983. BBC

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The north of Sudan was Muslim and the south of Sudan was of indigenous African faiths or Christians. This caused the initial conflict.  BBC, New York Times

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Another uprising in 2002 called the Darfur Crisis led to a genocide being committed by the Sudan government. BBC

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South Sudan became independent in 2011, and became the newest country in the world BBC

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There are many militant groups in South Sudan that conduct raids on villages and attacks on the military.
Al Jazeera

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Sudan has recently gone into a state of emergency because of extreme rioting that was mandated by the Sudanese president. New York times

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South Sudan is an impoverished nation that is plagued by war and violence. There were 19,000 child soldier according to the UN in 2018 Al Jazeera