[Montréal, Québec, Canada -9°C] As Southern Sudanese vote during the second day of the week long self-determination referendum to determine whether or not southern Sudan becomes Africa’s newest independent country, maps help understand the differences between the north and the south other than the most often used and limited descriptions: “mostly Arab and Muslim north [...]
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Miscellaneous photos from Northern Bahr el-Ghazal
[Malual Kon, Bahr el-Ghazal, Southern Sudan 42°C] Tomorrow morning, I leave Northern Bahr el-Ghazal and head south to Tonj county in Warrap State. Apparantly a more remote part of Southern Sudan. As I leave, I leave you here with a selection of photographs of places I’ve visited and people I’ve met while in the area. [...]
A Visit to War Faj Village in Northern Bahr el-Ghazal
[Malual Kon, Bahr el-Ghazal, Southern Sudan 42°C] This morning, like every morning, I wake up with the sounds of roosters clucking, children playing, and neighbours beyond the compound fence discussing the beginning of their day. I make my way from inside my canvas tent on the Save the Children (UK) compound, and walk the narrow [...]
