Wau Town

The fence seen in this photograph encloses the compound of University of Bahr el Ghazal in Wau. Seen inside the fence are girls' residences.

Pupils in the morning assemble at Buluk basic school in Wau. This school used to be mostly for police kids before the war. Now it is for all the children. It's also here that pupils who studied in English in what used to be called "liberated areas" during the war take their lessons in the afternoon.

Luo dance: Residents of Wau have dances every Sunday afternoon at freedom square. The man dancing in the middle is a dinka. The Luos/Jurchol were not amused by this man. They thought his style of dancing is not up to their standard and thus an affront. After he stopped, he was escorted out of the arena

Luo/jurchol dance

View of Eastern Side of Wau

Madut chatting with his people in the animals auction market

Jur River Bridge in Wau. This bridge is vital to Wau and it was heavily guarded during the war by the government troops. It connects Western Bahr el Ghazal state with Warrap and Lake states.

St. Mary's Cathedral in Wau. This Church was built in 1905. It was a symbol of hope and resistance to South Sudanese who rejected and still reject forced Islamization championed by government in Khartoum for many years.

Wau airport: Here three airlines, Badr, Alog and feeder has daily flights from Khartoum to Wau. There are also United Nation Mission in Sudan Flights coming in either from East Africa, Juba and Khartoum. Helicopters used for aerial patrol are also station in this airport too.