Abstract: | When Amba Alagi fell and the campaign on her eastern bordersreached its dènouement, the active part of the Anglo-EgyptianSudan in the war fell from the headlines, and those who livethere had to console themselves that they were no longer playinga part on the stage but in the wings: that by their work onthe vital lines of communication of Africa they were still helpingas much as ever in the Middle East War effort. But lines ofcommunication are not good "copy", and for security reasonsas well, they are not usually found in the news. Two years,however, have now gone by, since the Ferry Route for aircraftacross Africa came into operation, and no harm can be done,now that this route is an admitted fact in the Press of theworld, in giving some account of the part played by the Sudanin its inception and very successful operation. |