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Kano dye pits

They dye the clothes right there in pits that have been in use for 300 years. Many of the pits have fallen into disrepair and are full of garbage, but there are still several that were full of dye.
Kano … only a week to go

July 10th 2003
This, along with all my other Africa blogs, were actually emails sent to friends and family. I didn't know much about blogs at the time, but now I do. OK, so I know that some of you are deleting these emails by now, but for those of you that are still interested I'll give you one more piece on what I'm doing here before I get home. Things are so different here in Niger ... read more
Africa » Nigeria » Kano

Nigerian Flag Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The president faces the daunting task of rebuilding a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have bee... ... read more
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