It is one thing to suspect your people do not matter, another to live it, to be reminded of it, to see it in the faces of those who ask ‘how your year has been’. Do you mention the war, the devastation, your grief? Or do you smile, say fine, talk about the weather?

These excerpts are from The Economist’s most recent piece on #Sudan. It goes to show how dire the situation is that I am grateful for every scrap of media our country is able to get.