With organization, you can be much more efficient and effective. Turn on the Jpeg extension and any other extension that may be helpful. They will help to make project work easier and more effective. Click here for a larger version, if needed. Load it into a new ArcView project.
Screen digitize the countries.
If you are organized and use the correct polygon tools, this can be a relatively fast task. The picture is old and some names are out of data. Draw the main rivers within the mapped area. Also, provide the capitals and major cities over 1,000,000. Don t be extremely detailed, but do not be too general, either.