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In Abyei, a region between Sudan and South Sudan known as Africa’s “furnace,” temperatures regularly soar to nearly 40°C. The land is dry, infertile, and difficult to cultivate. Yet, Vietnamese military engineers have managed to grow thriving vegetable gardens in the heart of this harsh desert.