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Sudan #3: Pro-Democracy protests in Khartoum
Posted on February 19, 2021March 1, 2021

Sudan #3: Pro-Democracy protests in Khartoum

Huh, Khartoum? Are you crazy? Don’t go there, it’s dangerous! Many people react this way when you tell them you’re going to Sudan. It’s the almost generic fear they harbor about places in Africa that don’t involve safari-holidays. Being a square peg in a round hole in many ways, I’d be the one to be … Continue reading Sudan #3: Pro-Democracy protests in Khartoum

Sudan #2: A foot trek across the Bayuda desert
Posted on February 13, 2021

Sudan #2: A foot trek across the Bayuda desert

In 1884 the Sudan was in turmoil. That’s not unusual you may say: it’s been in turmoil right up to today – and you’d be right. But the issue at that time was that a 50,000-strong army led by the up-and-coming charismatic Muslim Messianic leader Muhammad Ahmed (the ‘Mahdi,’ the chosen one) began to surround … Continue reading Sudan #2: A foot trek across the Bayuda desert

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