They started walking to a refugee camp in Ethiopia, where they stayed until the Communists overthrew the government in 1991 and forced the young boys to leave at gunpoint.
Chased by Ethiopian government tanks and armed militia, the boys frantically tried to cross the River Gilo, where thousands drowned, were eaten by crocodiles or shot.
Those who survived the river crossing walked for more than a year back through Sudan to Kenya. Only half of the original boys, about 10,000-12,000, survived the journey, arriving at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya in 1992.
They walked for days, then weeks, then months and finally for over a year. They walked anywhere from 700 to 1,000 miles, first to Ethiopia, then back to Sudan, then south to Kenya, looking for safety.
Ten and eleven year olds were the elders. Seven and eight year olds became each others' parents, binding one another's wounds, sharing sips of muddy water, burying their dead.
When the littlest ones became too weak or tired to continue, the older boys picked them up and carried them. Some boys, too exhausted to go on, simply sat down and died of starvation or dehydration.
Others lagged behind, becoming easy prey for lions.
the boys left because war fled them from their homes.
Sudan is 8 times the size of Kenya
Gender is greatly oppressed in Kenya and Sudan for women. If you are a woman in either Kenya or Sudan, you have no rights whatsoever nor any chance to receive an education. Kenya and Sudan are a male-dominated culture.
congo,ethiopia,kenya and sudan are in africa but austria is in europe.
The newly formed state of South Sudan is found to the south of Sudan. Previously Sudan was a single country - see related questions
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Kenya borders Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania
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It is unknown what the name of the refugee camp was that Selamawi Asgedom stayed in. However, it was a corrupt camp located in Sudan.