In S. Sudan art speaks louder than words, heals wounds of war

Baobab House

Abul Oyay and Nabay Abraha at Baobab House. The gallery has organised numerous exhibitions, both solo and group. PHOTO | MAURA AJAK 



In July this year, South Sudan marked its tenth Independence anniversary. It is the world's youngest nation, but faces some of the biggest challenges imaginable. There is the war and conflict that were supposed to have ended with its independence but have, over the years, persisted in one form or other with varying lethality.

There is the ever-present reality of hunger and threat of starvation due to either floods or drought. And now there is Covid-19 and its accompanying devastation.