This map, from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, succinctly shows the number people displaced by fighting in South Sudan and where they have fled. There is a deeper story to ...

On July 9, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence. Today, the Security Council voted unanimously admit the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations. Tomorrow, the General Assembly ...

Google has updated its maps to include the newly independent nation of South Sudan. The move follows a campaign by a South Sudanese journalist, who posted an online petition calling for the new ...

Google updates its maps adding the new state of South Sudan, after an online petition signed by 1,600 people. ... Google has updated its maps to include the newly independent nation of South Sudan.

The Council of Ministers yesterday approved the South Sudan new map drawn from the 1956 borders demarcation. Showing the new map to reporters the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Dr ...

The World Bank Group has played an important role in Sudan’s development since 2005, and is deepening its engagement in South Sudan as it prepares for independence. With last week’s “mapathon” and ...

The first question for debate was whether to include South Sudan in the new map at all. "A key visual confirmation that a country has been accepted into the global order it is its presence on a ...

To help south Sudan prepare for independence, Internet giant Google is training volunteers to help improve maps of the new country. While the initiative aims to facilitate development in the south ...