Johannesburg: A UK man is making an attempt to walk the length of the River Nile and has already faced crocodiles, a brutal civil war and the death of a fellow traveller within four months.

The banks of the River Nile near Luxor at sunrise. Levison Wood, who is currently in South Sudan as a part of his journey, says he always had a passion for Africa since he was young, and it was the biggest expedition he could have thought of. Pics/AFP

The yearlong, 6,380-km journey along the world’s longest river will see the former British army captain pass through
seven countries.