Although one would expect peace in the region when South Sudan declared independence in 2011, the reality was that conflict broke out in the region almost immediately post-independence. In order to understand why conflict broke out we need to take various aspects into consideration. In research conducted by Marina Ottaway and Mai El-Sadany they talk about four types of conflicts that affect both the regions today First is the North-South control over oil, since oil is the major source of income for Sudan, during the partition Sudan lost more than 70% of its oil to South Sudan since most of the oil rich areas are located in the Southern region. At the same time, all oil that is produced in the Southern region can only be exported through the port of Sudan located in the North which is the terminal of the country’s only pipeline....