Articles tagged with: Lansana Conte
Guinea 066
Monday, February, 26 2:30 p.m.
I appear to be momentarily trapped in Kankan by a “manifestation.”
The plan was to go to the bank this morning, change money, and then head for the Forest Region tomorrow morning. But when I found the bank it was locked up tight. My first thought was that with my usual talent for such things I’d chosen the one day in the …
Guinea 040
Tuesday, January 23 3:13 p.m. Ditinn
I asked Michel, the owner of the spotless and well run Tangama Hotel, if there was a hotel in Ditinn. A pained look came over his face. He had to admit there was a hotel there but he didn’t want to. “It’s not clean,” he finally said.
And it’s true. It’s not clean. In fact it’s spectacularly dirty. And my room, …