Divided by History: Roots of Sudanese Conflict

Do you wonder why wars happen? In January 2011, after two civil wars, 98.83% of the population of Southern Sudan voted to separate from the North. Six months later, South Sudan became the youngest sovereign country in the world and the 193rd member of the United Nations. But independence has not brought an end to division and violence. Inter-ethnic civil war has continued in South Sudan and the North is by no means peaceful. It would be easy to define today's violence in terms of elite poli...