Why in the news?

  • The civil war torn Sudan witness cholera outbreak.

Sudan

  • Location: Sudan is a East African country.
  • Capital: Khartoum
  • Border Countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt , Red Sea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan.
  • Bordering Waterbodies: Red Sea,Lake Nubia on the Sudanese-Egyptian border.
  • Rivers: The Blue Nile and White Nile rivers meet in Khartoum to form the Nile, which flows northwards through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Climate: Savannah Climate