In the dry Upper Nile valley piled-up grain awaits unprotected the boats which will distribute it along the river. The provinces of Darfur and Kordofan alone can produce enough durra to feed the entire Sudan.

No matter how far up the Nile or how deep in the desert they live, “backsheesh” is the cry of the children of Egypt and the Sudan. Young and old alike have learned the trick of asking a fee for posing.