More Baffling Bureaucracy Photo 8

More Baffling Bureaucracy

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February 16th 2012
After waking up in Abri, we found our minibus to Dongola. This was a fairly tight squeeze all the way but the road was brilliant again, so the journey wasn't too bad and took only about 3 hours, which was a lot less than we had expected. We checked into the Lord Hotel, which was another lokanda. Dongola was a much bigger and busier town than the previous two we had been in so far in Sudan. ... read more

Africa » Sudan » North » Dongola

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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