Dear Friends, How are you?… My colleagues & I just returned from our trip to Akobo county in Jonglei state. We were there for 4 days to conduct a couple of workshops for the community.
Akobo town used to be a very busy town, it’s border between Sudan & Ethiopia. It takes only 30 minutes for people to go to Ethiopia by foot. Unfortunately war torn the town apart, a lot of Akobo people left to be refugees in Ethiopia. Now Akobo is just a quiet town, there is no electricity & I can hardly see infrastructure. The only interesting spot is a local market which open during the day & there we can find our daily basic needs such as food, drinks, toiletries, etc.
I rented a tuku (Sudanese traditional house) from a local community based organization during my stay in Akobo. Every evening my colleagues & I were sitting outside our tukus to enjoy counting on the stars… Torch was the only ‘powerful’ weapon for us & there was a snake visiting us on the first night. The weather was perfect especially in the morning.
On the way back to Malakal, we stopped-over in Nasser, Upper Nile state for a couple of hours. It was very interesting to hear the history of Sobat river which lies across Nasser county.
Have a great day for you all!
Hi Imelda,
Really glad to hear your updates and may your tour to the regions really gave you in-depth understanding of the local traditions.
Hugs and kisses from us, peacekeepers in Liberia.