Toss That Atlas! A New Country Has Just Been Born!

After years of suffering in oblivion, it suddenly seems like the people of North Africa are finally taking charge of their own destiny with radical, history-making changes. For most countries, it involves trying to get rid of the dictators who have ruled them for decades. However, for the continent's largest country, Sudan, the issues were much more deep-rooted - Ones that could only be resolved, by spiltting the country in two. On February 7th, over 99% of the people of Southern Sudan, voted to secede from the North, giving birth to a new Nation.