The White Nile

Enroute to Torit

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June 6th 2007
June 6, 2007 - Juba I arrived in just under 2 hours from Khartoum, and realized I had no idea wahtI was supposed to do after that. Oops. After the hard braking on the runway, I was halfway-sure we were going to overshoot, and fly off the end of the runway, but we managed to stop with under 1000 feet to spare. In the air force world, thats not a whole lot of extra room. I got off the airp ... read more

Africa » Sudan

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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 roo... ... read more