Hmmm…
Was writing a post on life in Freetown yesterday, but apparently the internet cut off…
So, here’s just a little something to wonder about:
Estimates of the diamond trade’s influx on the civil war in Sierra Leone vary. However, it is certain that the gems have caused deadly problems most of the places they’ve been found. At the same time, other places in the world, other people make quite good money on buying and selling these stones. See this article from today’s Haaretz. It brings up the good ol’ socialist in me. Is it really fair that so many people here in Freetown (who, btw, are way, way better off financially than people in the provinces of Sierra Leone) live in utter poverty, while other people have gold tiles in their swimming pool? Even if we for a moment forget that these two groups of people’s lives are directly linked, I find it highly perverse that someone feels the need to have gold tiles in their pool…
Hmm, that was just today’s outburst from West Africa. think now it’s time to explore this place a little more. Am going out to the provinces with the weekend for the Fambul Tok project I’m here to work on: Fambul Tok
Pics will hopefully come at some point.