This region was almost named
Though it's not South Africa, one proposed name for this locale was Azania, and it contains the Sudd, one of the largest swamps in the world. This region was almost named Juwama, which is a combination of the names of the three cities Wau, Malakal, and its capital Juba, and its (*) independence was partially brought about by the genocidal actions of the janjaweed. The Darfur region is contained in, for ten points, what soon-to-be African country that, on July 1st, 2011, will become independent from its northern neighbor, which has capital at Khartoum?
Though it's not South Africa, one proposed name for this locale was Azania, and it contains the Sudd, one of the largest swamps in the world.
{South}ern {Sudan} (prompt on {Sudan}, do not accept North Sudan, prompt on {Juwama} before mentioned)