Thanks Greg,

I must admit the weather change was quite abrupt but am surely adapting

The now 7 months I have spent in South Sudan has given me a competitive edge to understand issues of development in the region and the peoples' response and views.

The people of South Sudan do not believe in the peace agreement that was signed. They are very suspicious especially because a famous ancestor foretold about a big war to come after the death of their leader in the mountains. This is interpreted as the death of Garang in a helicopter crash.

Currently, there is a lot of rivalry among leaders on who should take which post in the new government. Few leaders have the interest of the people at heart, they are just after posts.

I'm optimistic that with peace Sudan will develop to great heights, the intervention of aid agencies now more important as people rebuild their lives and settle down.