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Africa [r]: Continent stretching over the equator, hosting deserts, tropical jungles and savannah as well as over fifty nations; population about 900,000,000. ^[e]
East Africa [r]: Add brief definition or description

Central African Republic [r]: Landlocked African nation, with Bangui its capital; formerly a French colony which became independent in 1960 (population c.4,500,000). ^[e]
Chad [r]: A landlocked country in East Africa and the Sahel, forming the western border of the Darfur Conflict, and having newly discovered oil running by pipeline to Cameroon on the Atlantic coast of West Africa ^[e]
Egypt [r]: A country in the northeastern corner of Africa, bordering Sudan, Libya, the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea ^[e]
Ethiopia [r]: Among the oldest countries of the world, from which Muslim-majority Eritrea split after a civil war; Coptic Christian-majority state in East Africa ^[e]
Kenya [r]: A country of 38 million in East Africa. ^[e]
Uganda [r]: Landlocked republic in East Africa, located on the equator, bordering the northern and western shores of Lake Victoria. ^[e]

Khartoum [r]: National capital of Sudan and of the northern Sudanese part of the federation; with its twin city Omdurman, the largest metropolitan area ^[e]
Omdurman [r]: Twin city of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum; generally the more prestigious living area; site of the defeat of the Mahdist forces by British troops in the 19th Century Battle of Omdurman ^[e]
Port Sudan [r]: Red Sea port of Sudan, reached by modern highway and railroad cut through rugged territory to Khartoum; landing of major undersea fiber optic cable to Saudi Arabia; oil terminal ^[e]
Babanusa [r]: Town in the western part of northern Sudan, the last safe rail terminal before the routes into Darfur and South Sudan ^[e]

El Fasher [r]: Provincial capital in Darfur, with the best, if limited, airport in the region ^[e]
Nyala [r]: Provincial and regional capital in Darfur, near the border with Chad; Sudanese terminus of the unsafe railroad that continues into Chad; linked by dirt road to El Fasher; much more limited airfield ^[e]

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+{{r|Scott Gration}}
 {{r|Intergovernmental Authority on Development}}
 {{r|International Criminal Court}}
 {{r|World Food Programme}}
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