Ngablie gets in the back seat of the helicopter. A pilot gets in the front seat. Once Nicolo would get in, the helicopter would fly off over the savannah, wildlife anything but sparse. Also visible are tons of villages scattered around, quite shanty. They approach the vast mountains, landing...
Ngablie laughs, shaking his head. "You'll see when you get there."
They make their way into a military fort with rather large walls, a guard post on either side. In the walls are almost hundred of troops, some doing push-ups and others marching. They are dressed in clean, green uniforms and...
Ngablie says something in Arabic to the driver, and he starts the ignition. The radio turns on to a song sung also in Arabic. They go on their way through the streets, taking a turn to the left. Many people are on the road, some of whom are riding their bikes. With a honk of the horn, all get...
The two soldiers, after assisting them both, would stand behind the two foreigners, taking out their rifles almost in sync. Again, they keep their rigid posture, obviously very well trained. Sakoine takes a step forward with his arms apart in a warm gesture and an even warmer smile on his face...
The air is warm, cooled down by the breeze near the ocean. Seaguls cry out as they fly over-head. The water ahead is clear with only light waves. The skyline isn't exactly beautiful - the only unwashed, worn colors being the occasional trees against the backdrop of the rusted roofs from shacks...
IS MUSIC DANGEROUS?
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We have our own force of miners with their own pay. We lack modernized tools and the training to use them. If you were to invest in helping us upgrade our mines, you would be rewarded tenfold. All our prices are cheap.
Bwogi Buyera John
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