Recommended: “Shadow of the Sun”
Anyone looking for a good non-fiction read and a good overview of some of the history and dynamics of the continent of Africa really should check out this book. I was given it as a give 5 years ago and just got around to reading it…and it is riveting. Kapuscinksi’s writing style is perfect (in...
flight log
{wilson-wajir-wilson} Notes: The flight was smooth. However, the 4 hours spent in a matatu taking us within 50 miles of the Somalii border was not.
latest video
As promised, here is a video from a recent 3-day flight into Sudan. Music: “Afterlife” Switchfoot ‘Tell me why would I wait ’til I die to come alive?” afterlife from n killoren on Vimeo.
flight log
{test flight in C-206} {test flight in a Caravan} {training flight in a Caravan}
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{wilson-eldoret int’l-loyangalani-luai-wilson} Notes: tried twice to get into Gatab, which was in the clouds. Rains all over Northern Kenya. This country is turning green!
fleeting peace in Sudan
This week, it is becoming clear that a peaceful coexistence between Sudan and the new Republic of South Sudan is less and less likely. The North’s attacks on its own citizens in the ‘contested regions’ has now begun to spill over the border and cause doubt about whether this frail peace can hold. Attacks in...
North Sudan bombs South Sudan
In the past week, Northern Sudanese Antonovs have dropped bombs across the border and into Southern Sudan. Until these incidents, they had been keeping their bombing directed at their own citizens in the contested regions of Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan (acts of genocide in itself), but the events of this week mean the Sudanese...
flight log
{wilson-loki-tonj-rumbek-loki-wilson} (click for locations) Notes: Overnight in Tonj with the Kujs (click to learn about IDAT)
