tirsdag, mai 29, 2007
Elefantar
Kanskje eg er i ferd med aa verta paranoid, men eg finn det meir og meir vanskeleg aa skriva om det eg opplever i Sudan. Om eg t.d. skriv at eg blei forsoekt kasta ut av arbeidsomraadet mitt, kva garanti har eg at informasjonen ikkje flyt tilbake til personar som har makt til aa fullfoera forsoeket? Derfor skriv eg om elefantar, eit av yndlingstema mine og sikkert heilt ufarleg. Krigen hadde stor innverknad paa dyrelivet i Sudan, men sakte kjem 'dei store' no tilbake. No har naturvern folk oppdaga ei oy i sumplandskapet, der fleire hundre elefantar held hus. Her har dei klart aa halda eg i live gjennom krigstida, fordi omraadet er fullt av krokodillar og malariamygg og held menneska ute. Elefant-asyl, med andre ord!
lørdag, mai 19, 2007
17 mai ved bassengkanten
Ein ven paastaar at han har sett to symjebasseng naar han flyr over Juba. Det er vanskeleg aa tru, i ein by som er prega av leirhytter med straatak, og halvt nedramla murbygningar fraa kolonitida. Men no har eg funne det eine! Eg feira nemleg syttande mai hos den norske generalkonsulen i Juba (elles ein gamal kjenning fraa tida i Trincomalee), som nytta dagen til aa innvia den nye norske tenestebustaden. Og der var det! Symjebassenget. Ein kan lett harselera over prioriteringane i diplomatiet, men sanninga er at eg er kraftig misunneleg og vil mobilisera minimal motstand om eg seinare vert invitert til innviing av bassenget.
søndag, mai 13, 2007
Spenning i Toposa-land
Med fare for aa bryta copyright og faa nokon paa nakken, gjev eg att ei melding fraa ei av avisene i Soer Sudan. Denne hendinga kjem i tillegg til fleire andre hendingar siste veka, der spenninga var saa stor at me snakka alvorleg om evakuering. Heldigvis har situasjonen roa seg ned, og i dag er byen nesten normal.
Cattle raiders kill 54 in Sudan's Eastern Equatoria
Sudan Tribune - May 12
JUBA - At least 54 people were killed recently in Eastern Equatoria after unexpected attack by Toposa cattle raiders from Southern Sudan on Lauro Payam village, Budi county.
The Commissioner of Budi County, Oreste Lopara, said in a press statement that a group of the heavy armed Toposa tribesmen, estimated at one battalion in a military formation, attacked Lauro Payam (24 miles South of Kapoeta) on May 4, and killed 54 people, five men and 49 women and children, wounding 11: three babies, four women and four men and abducted one infant.
Many women, children and the elderly are said to have scattered all over the bushes of Lauro to escape the onslaught, which is reported to have ensued for three days.
Commissioner Lopara said he informed the EES authorities in Torit about the incident. He said the EES Governor, Aloysius Emor Ojetuk, ordered him to move to Kapoeta from where he was given two Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Companies to accompany him in order to assess the damages caused by the attackers and help restore calm to Lauro. Commissioner Lopara said two kraals with over 400 heads of cattle and over 400 goats were emptied by the attacking Toposa tribesmen.
The Toposa tribesmen are known for their cattle rustling operations, which they normally carry out against the Otuho, Didinga and Boya tribes in EES.
Commissioner Opara said the situation is calm and under the control of the authorities, whom, he said, moved in to stop the escalation of what seemed to be leading to a major showdown between the Toposa and the Didinga tribe in EES.
The Toposa cattle raiders who are based near Sudan Kenya border, are known for their raids in Southern Sudan and Kenya. The Toposa were considered as local allies by the Sudanese army before the of the war. They helped in the fight against the former rebel SPLA forces in the region.
Cattle raiders kill 54 in Sudan's Eastern Equatoria
Sudan Tribune - May 12
JUBA - At least 54 people were killed recently in Eastern Equatoria after unexpected attack by Toposa cattle raiders from Southern Sudan on Lauro Payam village, Budi county.
The Commissioner of Budi County, Oreste Lopara, said in a press statement that a group of the heavy armed Toposa tribesmen, estimated at one battalion in a military formation, attacked Lauro Payam (24 miles South of Kapoeta) on May 4, and killed 54 people, five men and 49 women and children, wounding 11: three babies, four women and four men and abducted one infant.
Many women, children and the elderly are said to have scattered all over the bushes of Lauro to escape the onslaught, which is reported to have ensued for three days.
Commissioner Lopara said he informed the EES authorities in Torit about the incident. He said the EES Governor, Aloysius Emor Ojetuk, ordered him to move to Kapoeta from where he was given two Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Companies to accompany him in order to assess the damages caused by the attackers and help restore calm to Lauro. Commissioner Lopara said two kraals with over 400 heads of cattle and over 400 goats were emptied by the attacking Toposa tribesmen.
The Toposa tribesmen are known for their cattle rustling operations, which they normally carry out against the Otuho, Didinga and Boya tribes in EES.
Commissioner Opara said the situation is calm and under the control of the authorities, whom, he said, moved in to stop the escalation of what seemed to be leading to a major showdown between the Toposa and the Didinga tribe in EES.
The Toposa cattle raiders who are based near Sudan Kenya border, are known for their raids in Southern Sudan and Kenya. The Toposa were considered as local allies by the Sudanese army before the of the war. They helped in the fight against the former rebel SPLA forces in the region.
lørdag, mai 05, 2007
Geita Rose er daud
Mens det er lite nytt fraa Soer Sudan og spesielt arbeidet for aa sikra fred og utvikling, har soga om geita Rose gaatt verda over. I fjor avgjorde dei eldre i ei tradisjonell rettsak i hovudstaden Juba at ein mann som ’hadde seg’ med ei geit, maatte gifta seg med geita. Dommen sa og at mannen maatte betala ei medgift paa ca 50 dollar til eigaren av geita, og geita vart deretter gitt namnet Rose. Sudanesarar har utan tvil sans for humor.
No er Rose daud, etter sigende avdi ho aat plastikkposar fraa gata og vart kjoevd. Om ektemannen er lei seg seier soga ingenting om, han vil ikkje kommentera saka.
Soga om geita Rose har visstnok over ein million variantar paa nettet, om ein googlar henne. Snakkar me om aa vera kjendis, kan geita i Odda, som havna i arresten i fjor haust og fekk tildelt eige hovudlykt for aa kunna ta seg fram i Oddas gater, gaa heim og leggja seg i samanlikning.
No er Rose daud, etter sigende avdi ho aat plastikkposar fraa gata og vart kjoevd. Om ektemannen er lei seg seier soga ingenting om, han vil ikkje kommentera saka.
Soga om geita Rose har visstnok over ein million variantar paa nettet, om ein googlar henne. Snakkar me om aa vera kjendis, kan geita i Odda, som havna i arresten i fjor haust og fekk tildelt eige hovudlykt for aa kunna ta seg fram i Oddas gater, gaa heim og leggja seg i samanlikning.