Category Archives: 22 Sudan

Akhdar

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Africa Clockwise

M.E. has made me super sensitive to any drugs – way back in Congo in 2013 when I started taking malaria prophylactic medication, I was unable to even take a ¼ of a doxycycline pill because they made me feel … Continue reading →

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Nile Riders

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Africa Clockwise

As I’ve said, the Sudanese were the loveliest people on the whole continent, and these next two blogs are dedicated to two of the kindest people we met in Khartoum… Continue reading →

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Death Star

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Africa Clockwise

During our stay in Khartoum, it became increasingly apparent that Sudanese people are perhaps the most lovely on the whole continent: the sweetest, kindest, gentlest and most welcoming. It wasn’t just the wood-gathering woman or farmer Aboud, there were luminous … Continue reading →

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Hit Me With Your Rhythm, Stick

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Africa Clockwise

On Sunday 18th Feb, despite Sampson’s concern about dodgy brakes, Big Reg set off across the bleak desert to Karima. Thanks to the straight new tar, I only had to lie down for the second half of the journey. Before … Continue reading →

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Haboob

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Africa Clockwise

It wasn’t until the colours of Sudan hit me that I realised how oppressively drab the standard wear of Egypt was: men in brown or dark grey and women mostly in sober tones, often black. In Sudan the men wear … Continue reading →

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