Background: Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972, but broke out again in 1983. The second war and famine-related effects resulted in more than 2 million deaths and over 4 million people displaced over a period of two decades. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords; a final Naivasha peace treaty of January 2005 granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years, after which a referendum for independence is scheduled to be held. A separate conflict that broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003 resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and over 1 million displaced, but by early 2005, peackeeping troops had stabilized the situation.
February 23rd 2008Africa » Sudan "I would sooner live like a Dervish with the Mahdi than go out to dinner every night in London"
Sudan gets a lot of bad press, with good reason. But I found the people to be the friendliest ... 13 photos[full story]
February 6th 2008Africa » Sudan » South Sudan
By Diana
Coming back from the holidays was a mix of excitement and sadness. On the one hand I was coming to a new job, to a new town, to new people. On the other, I had had so much fun for three in ... 10 photos[full story]
January 25th 2008Africa » Sudan » Khartoum During our stay in Khartoum we had the opportunity to check out the "Whirling Dervishes". Every Friday the Sufi Muslims gather at the cemetery and take part in an interesting religous ceremony that i ... 8 photos[full story]
January 23rd 2008Africa » Sudan I think we have seen all the temples we can possibly handle at this point, hence, Temple Overload!! We took the various 'token' photos, but also tried to have some fun with it. These are mostly random ... 15 photos[full story]
January 22nd 2008Africa » Sudan We arrived at the pyramids at Meroe at sunset and drove behind a nearby dune to set up camp. Practically before the truck came to a stop, we abandoned our truck jobs (Kathie was meant to cook and I w ... 24 photos[full story]
January 20th 2008Africa » Sudan We went and saw Jebel Barkal and we had so much fun we ended up taking 90 photos in 2 hours time. We climbed on top of a huge hill to take some photos, then jolopped down the sandy side. It was fun!
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January 18th 2008Africa » Sudan Today we spent the most of the day driving, before stopping to take a ferry/boat across the Nile to see the Temple of Sulb. It was neat, again, we took a ton of photos. The beauty of this place is th ... 12 photos[full story]
January 16th 2008Africa » Sudan » Wadi Halfa Upon arriving in Wadi Halfa we were immediately reminded that we were not in Egypt anymore when people stopped to greet us without trying to sell us something - how refreshing! After finishing laundry ... 13 photos[full story]
December 11th 2007Africa » Sudan » South Sudan » Kajo Keji County » Wudu boma So, before you say “what the hell?” let us give a bit of background. As the end of the year approached, Dan and I faced some tough decisions. With so much (well-deserved) attention to Dar ... 12 photos[full story]
November 30th 2007Africa » Sudan » Khartoum THE TEDDY TEACHER LIKE THE CARTOON STORY HAS ONCE AGAIN FIRED UP PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. I WROTE THIS TRAVELOGUE BECAUSE I KNOW BOTH COUNTRIES WELL... HAVING TRAVELLED AND EXPERIENCED BOTH...I WOUL ... [full story]
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