Two German endurance athletes on a mission to run some 12,000 km (7,400 miles) between the northern- and southernmost tips of Africa had a sudden change in plans after being trapped in Sudan by fighting and having to find a way to get out of the country.
As part of their mission, Mareike Roewekamp, 41, and Horst Schauer, 67, were planning to run through 12 countries over at least eight months and already had Egypt and Tunisia under their belts when they were in Sudan this month.
