Lake at Sunset

Goodbye

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August 6th 2009
There is no simple way to describe Mwanza and the parts of Africa I’ve seen in the past six weeks. It’s a contradiction. Mansions are constructed on plots of land whose granite boulders were broken down into pebbles by day laborers using nothing more than hammers and their own strength. The neighborhood of the rich, with its houses leaning over Lake Victoria, is bordered by two small villages ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Mwanza

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more