Photography of the fourth journey

During a 6 weeks stay in Sudan I took 2500 photos. This is the third gallery. It shows the All Miri Conference of April 7, held in Miri Berre. This is followed by images form the trip from Lueri to Kafugli, through Moro. It also shows a trip to Frandalla, the trip back to Khartoum and a few scenes in Khartoum.

ALL MIRI CONFERENCE, APRIL 7, 2006

In memoriam

Participants

Commander... I'm sorry... I forgot his name

It was actually a very nice conference

But I did get the feeling

That there was no younger generation

To take over

From these proud men.

The women sang a 'coffee song', making music with

spoons, cups, grinders

Anything related to drinking coffee

And then it's time for the kambala

Again the dancers

are not the youngest of men

But the audience begins to cheer

The women start singing their songs

And when the men begin to dance

everybody joins in

Dancer

Singer

It was great to watch these men

celebrate their culture

and although I had seen the kambala danced before

certain things became much more clear...

I realised that I had never seen

the real thing... because until this day

I never saw the Miri women participate

Miri woman

Miri woman

Miri woman

New Miri Mek

Old Chief

Commander what's-his-name knows how to deliver a speech

The people listen attentively

They like his jokes (and he jokes a lot)

and the crowd just loves him

The New Mek

Ahmed Belga, head of SLM Police in Southern Kordofan

Ummassar at the reservoir

FROM LUERI TO KADUGLI

Mill in Lueri

Tabaldi tree

NRRDO main compound

Building a clinic somewhere near Umdulu

Kuku Jazz, commander at Kurji

It's a beautiful day

Don't let it slip away

Donated by the people of Japan

Hand pump

Waiting line

Daily bath

The old school buildings

partly just simple shelters from the sun

And this will be the new school

It's being built by Kuku's soldiers

Making bricks:

mixing water, clay and cow dung to mud

that is put in a mould

like this

and then put to dry in the sun

Mudir Batallah was the head of Yousif Kuwa's bodyguard

The lorry to Debkar

stops in every village along the way

to off-load goods

And to load people

Jageba

Camels in jageba... funny animals really

Abdollai, the artist

Zahara

Bus arriving at Debkar market

Adil, the driver

Parking lot

Characteristic peak of Debkar

In the cabin

Beware of pigs!

Snapshot

Stop for a drink of water

Adil and his helper

Not an awful lot of people living here

but at least people are returning

Tabaldi tree

TO FARANDALLA

Deserted hills of Masakin

The houses were abandoned

Bad road, bad maintenance, good mechanic

Beautiful Farandala

welcomes us with a drink

Family from Farandalla

He specially lit his pipe for the picture

Woman

I'ld say she's related to Commander Ezekiel

Time for a bible session

Commander Ezekiel is a Christian

In 1997 I celebrated Christmas with the people of Tabanya
Many of them are now in Frandala

Some, like Fatma, remember me

I have to admit I can't remember him though

Here are two of Ezekiel's boys

and two more

Commander Ezekiel with his mother and uncle

Commander Ezekiel with some of his 6 wives and 58 children

Gibrail took me to Tabanya

KADUGLI TO EL OBEID (STOP ON THE WAY)

Stop in Kurgul on the road to El Obeid

market stalls and restaurants

AT HOME IN EL OBEID

At home in El Obeid

talking until deep in the night

Late Yousif Kuwa would sometimes give you that look

FATHER PHILIP

Father Philip Abbas Ghaboush at home

He doesn't go out that much anymore

FOOTBALL IN OMDURMAN

Football in Umdorman

He couldn't care less

Spectators

Fair play

DANIEL KODI

Daniel Kodi in African dress

Daniel Kodi in traditional Nuba dress

Daniel Kodi with gawadja

Come back for more photos later