39 years , Al Bashir walked barefoot to Sudan from South Sudan 's to escape its civil war . The former ` ` Lost Boy '' is optimistic about the future of Ethiopia . ` It 's been almost two decades since I was separated from my family , my home and my past as a war child . ` Homemade solutions need to be found to fix what we messed up , '' he says . He fears a return to war with South Sudan 's northern neighbor .
39 years , Al Bashir walked barefoot to Sudan from South Sudan 's to escape its civil war . The former ` ` Lost Boy '' is optimistic about the future of Ethiopia . `` Homemade solutions need to be found to fix what we messed up , '' he says . He fears a return to war with South Sudan 's northern neighbor .