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The Sudans (also known as the two Sudans or just Sudan) [1] is a region in Northeast Africa comprising the sovereign countries of Sudan and South Sudan. [2] Until 2011, the region was united under a state known as the Republic of the Sudan .
The Sudan question: the dispute over the Anglo-Egyptian condominium, 1884–1951 (1952) Duncan, J.S.R. The Sudan: a record of achievement (1952), from the British perspective; Gee, Martha Bettis (2009). Piece work/peace work : working together for peace and Sudan : mission study for children and teacher's guide. Women's Division, General Board ...
At the 2011 division which split off South Sudan, over 97% of the population in the remaining Sudan adhered to Islam. [330] Most Muslims are divided between two groups: Sufi and Salafi Muslims . Two popular divisions of Sufism , the Ansar and the Khatmia, are associated with the opposition Umma and Democratic Unionist parties, respectively.
A referendum took place in Southern Sudan from 9 to 15 January 2011, [1] on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or become independent. [2] [3] [4] The referendum was one of the consequences of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M).
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Fierce clashes between Sudan’s military and the country’s powerful paramilitary erupted in the capital and elsewhere in the African nation The post Why Sudan’s conflict matters to the rest ...
The Great Mosque of Djenné, constructed in a Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, located in Mali. In the 7th century CE, North Africa was conquered by Muslim Arabs, providing the context in which Islam would eventually spread throughout sub-Saharan African populations—particularly those in East and West Africa—in succeeding centuries through their subsequent exposure to the Islamized ...
A brutal war since April has left at least 10,000 dead and displaced 6 million. But the conflict remains a mere footnote on the international agenda.