evidence: South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is the newest sovereign state in the world, having gained independence on July 9, 2011. This landlocked country is situated in eastern Central Africa, bordered by six countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Kenya. [...] The territory of present-day South Sudan has a tumultuous history, influenced by colonial and post-colonial conflicts. During the 19th century, the region was conquered by Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and later came under the Anglo-Egyptian condominium, an arrangement under which Sudan was jointly administered by Egypt and the United Kingdom. This period lasted until Sudan’s independence from this dual governance in 1956.