Heglig is a small border town in South Kordofan state in Sudan. The area was contested during the Sudanese Civil War. In mid-April 2012, the South Sudanese army captured the Heglig oil field from Sudan. Sudan claimed it took back the oil-rich region of Heglig after a 10-day oc... Explore this topic

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan and sometimes called North Sudan, is an Arab state in North Africa and the Middle East bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Repu... Explore this topic

South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan and previously known as Southern Sudan, is a landlocked country in east-central Africa that is part of the United Nations subregion of Eastern Africa. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city. The capital c... Explore this topic

The 2012 Sudan-South Sudan border conflict was a series of clashes between the militaries of South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan between in March 2012 over oil-rich regions between the South Sudanese state of Unity and the Sudanese province of South Kordofan. Explore this topic

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Unity, sometimes known as Western Upper Nile, is one of the 10 states of the African nation of South Sudan. Unity state is in the Greater Upper Nile region. It has an area of 35,956 square kilometres. Unity is inhabited predominantly by two ethnic groups, the Nuer and the Dinka. Explore this topic

The United Nations is the world's largest, foremost, and most prominent international organization. The stated aims of the United Nations include promoting and facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human r... Explore this topic

The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. The AU was established on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa and launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa to replace the Organisation of African Unity. The most important ... Explore this topic

Khartoum is the capital and second largest city of the Republic of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as th... Explore this topic