Please allow me space in your widely read newspaper to express concern over the daily moments of unrest, massacre, hopelessness and starvation that southern Sudan has been entangled in since the start of the seemingly unending war.
  

  Sudan is located south of the Sahara desert and is the largest country in Africa with an area of 2.5 million km2.
  

  It became independent on January 1, 1956. The flag has red, white, black and partly green colours.
  

  The red symbolises struggle and martyrs; the white symbolises peace, Islam and optimism; the black represents the Mahdist Revolution that founded modern Sudan and adopted the black flag as its symbol, and green is for abundance, welfare and agriculture.
    

  Sudan continued to assume an influential position in Africa throughout the 19th century as it is the largest country and is blessed with abundant natural resources.
  

  The national anthem was written by Ahmed Mohammed Salih, a former member of the Supreme Council and means:
  

  We are the soldiers of Allah
    

  We are the soldiers of the homeland
    

  When the call for sacrifice comes
    

  We shall not betray this land of ours
    

  Long live our Sudan,
    

  A nation above all others
    

  O the sons of Sudan
    

  This is your symbol
  

  It shoulders the responsibility and protects your land.
  

  Suffice to say, the national anthem, the flag and the emblematic watch words are superb but does it represent the current situation in Sudan? Sudan is crying day and night, failing to find peace and security for its citizens.