Archive for March, 2008

Chez Ali Baba

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Here is one of the few photos I’ve squeezed off since arriving two weeks ago.

Chez Ali Baba, central Dakar (click to view large). The best shawarma wraps around town.
And there’s a long overdue header added to the page. In case you don’t see it immediately and can’t be bothered to hit reload eight times, a […]

‘Twas the night before Maouloud …

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

I say Maouloud, you say Gamou,
Let’s call the whole thing off.
Another day off, following the five-day holiday enforced by the hosting of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference here in Dakar — a huge point of honour for President Wade, who pulled out all the stops to impress his visitors. Unfortunately the road building and […]