The newest African country is South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
Sudan
Sudan is definitly larger
Juba is the capital and largest city of the Republic of South Sudan. South Sudan is the world's newest country. South Sudan declared independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011.
Sudan is the African country that split into a northern and southern region. In 2011, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan after a long civil war.
South Sudan seceded from Sudan
South Sudan is the latest African country to gain independence, achieving its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011.
SUDAN
The capital of the newest African country, South Sudan, is Juba.
France. Between 1890 and 1960 the African country was part of French West Africa (Afrique occidentale française). Mali had the name French Sudan (Soudan français).
Since Sudan is an African country, a person who immigrates from Sudan to the US would qualify as an African-American.
Sudan is a country in North East Africa. It is the largest country by area on the African continent, although large parts of it are uninhabitable. It is also very cultral and should be called Sudan and not the Sudan.