On Friday August 5 2011, I had a very important meeting with the new South Sudanese Police Commissioner at his office in Yei. We discussed a positive working relationship based on trust and open dialogue, something that has been missing with previous team leaders. We established a schedule of mandated tasks that will allow the SSPS  to develop its capacity to provide security, through establishing a more positive, and proactive relationship with the community's they serve.

The South Sudanese Police Have a number of uniform, I think they call this urban camo, they also have a green uniform that most of the street level officers wear.

Please forgive this picture, this is the police officer whose responsibility it is to provide protection to the Police commissioner, I tried to rotate this counter clock wise, but was met by resistance by the dreaded server goblins

We are returning to Yei from a patrol to Juba, the first and third vehicles are the military observers, who offered themselves to be our escorts. The trip took 3.5 hours one way, this was a great opportunity to go to the big UN base for some shopping and great food.

The above picture, we stopped outside a small village to stretch our legs, and these 2 adorable Sudanese children came down to investigate us.

In the morning I open my door, and these 2 creatures are there waiting, the orange one is AC (African cat) who has become rather PHAT.

This is looking across to my container , the rains have transferred this place into a little bit of paradise.

A true UN assembly of people, from left to right, 3 Indians, German, Polish, 2 Norwegians and security officer from Trinidad.

This picture was taken travelling north in the town of Yei

This picture was taken travelling north west, note the truck with all the water cans tied to the tarp

As you can see, the roads, well they could use some work, there are no traffic rules, its my belief that the larger your vehicle, the more right aways you will get.