How handwritten letters offer a lifeline in war-devastated Darfur


By AGENCY
As fighting continues in Sudan's western region of Darfur, letters are often the only way to get news in and out of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state. Photo: AFP

With no cell service or phone calls, people in Sudan's war-ravaged western region of Darfur are resorting to a bygone means of communication: handwritten letters, carried by taxi drivers.

Ahmed Issa, 25, sits on a plastic chair in a roadside cafe, penning a message to relatives he left behind in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state.

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