Why is Sudan frequently referred to with an article, as in the Sudan?
posted by christhelongtimelurker on Jan 28, 2009 - 11 answers

I'm a 37-year-old American, about to get a passport for the first time for a trip in March, 2009 to Southern Sudan, with a little time in Uganda. Even though the trip is months away, I'd like to get my passport as soon as I possibly can, but I'm not sure what is the best way. [more inside]
posted by 4ster on Oct 27, 2008 - 22 answers

Help me find a job as a "conflict journalist" in Africa, the Middle East, or a war zone. [more inside]
posted by xanthippe on Sep 29, 2008 - 8 answers

Looking for a transcript of the address Al-Bashir made to The Nation Of Islam conference. [more inside]
posted by ransom on Mar 1, 2007 - 2 answers

I want to *go* help the people of Darfur. [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Jan 29, 2007 - 14 answers

Where can I get up-to-date statistics about the crisis in Darfur? (My GoogleFu must be home sick today, because I can't find anything.) [more inside]
posted by Jaie on Nov 16, 2006 - 5 answers

Composing a care package for friend in Sudan -- what to include? [more inside]
posted by cior on Sep 11, 2006 - 10 answers

Say you wanted to travel up into southern Sudan from northern Uganda - neither place very happy at the moment - sometime in the next year for a journalistic research project. Say you might even want to try going all the way down the Nile to Cairo. How might you go about this? Finding out specific safety issues, red tape/paperwork, etc.
posted by gottabefunky on Jun 14, 2006 - 7 answers

I'd like to travel the entire length of the Nile River, from headwaters to Cairo. This would involve crossing from Uganda into southern Sudan. Is this possible or just a pipe dream? How would I find out, and go about planning?
posted by gottabefunky on Oct 17, 2005 - 9 answers