The nation of Sudan is bisected by the Nile River. In the south a Nilotic people called the Dinka have waged war against the forces of the government. The govt represents the interests of the Muslim/ Arabic majority. The minority Dinka are Christian.
Ethnic carnage has resulted in thousands of refugees. The majority of the survivors are boys because girls are routinely raped, mutilated and murdered in such clashes.
Peter and Santino, the protagonists of The Lost Boys documentary, escaped assassination because they were herding goats and were away from the village when the murderers arrived. They trek on foot to a refugee camp in Kenya.
The second map of Africa features these regions:
* West Africa's history includes
- Arab traders crossing the Sahara to barter for gold, ivory and slaves as early as 1000 CE. They brought Islam to the region.
- European traders arriving some 500 years later for similar trading and cultural transference.
* Mediterranean Africa
* East Africa
- also influenced by Arab traders.
* Southern Africa
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