In 1940, Juba had an official population of about 1,600 people, comprising 57 European Government officials, missionaries, and traders, 132 Northern Sudanese officials and traders, 27 Egyptians, and 1,397 Southern Sudanese “subordinate Govt. employees and local labour,” in the phrase of a military handbook of the time. There were at least 4 private … Continua
Juba was established on a rocky ridge extending east from Jebel Körök (popularly called Jebel Kujur) to a bend in the Bahr al Jebel where it was deep enough for steamer traffic. Unlike many of South Sudan’s towns (Wau, Tonj, Shambe, Meshra-el-Rek, Rumbek, Bor, and so forth), Juba was not a former slaving station that … Continua
Charles Moga iniziò a lavorare come pescatore nei primi anni Ottanta e sa per certo solo una cosa: farà “questo lavoro fino alla morte”. È un figlio di Juba. Nato e cresciuto in quella che è oggi la nuova capitale del Sud Sudan, non ha mai vissuto da nessun’altra parte. È stato testimone della … Continua