:))) It is not that bad (at least I have not felt danger as well), it still mainly talks about danger and bandits. like I ask the driver how to get to tea estate and he says take a taxi why risk your life. I go on the bus and I see that the road is populated and people are rather friendly so he probably just wanted to sell taxi ride (generally, not to his profit). and there are police and gandarms every 10km on the main roads. though if there is a smoke, there is a fire right. but as a preacher said I have not heard in my life that a tourist was killed :) which is very promising and soothing to hear in the night. I walked 20 something km from Brickaville to Ambile Lemaitse and I've met a lot wood cutters with axes and no one made attempt to rob me or something. However I guess all the bad stuff there happens at night. But maybe they are really loosing it. Saphire trader told me that new government sold rights to mine for other companies (and took the bribes) and the france embassy (plus USA) try to make them fight against each other. France and USA support old president that resides in South Africa and people want this new young president to rule. last February in Tana
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Date: 2010-05-14 03:57 pm (UTC)It is not that bad (at least I have not felt danger as well), it still mainly talks about danger and bandits. like I ask the driver how to get to tea estate and he says take a taxi why risk your life. I go on the bus and I see that the road is populated and people are rather friendly so he probably just wanted to sell taxi ride (generally, not to his profit). and there are police and gandarms every 10km on the main roads. though if there is a smoke, there is a fire right. but as a preacher said I have not heard in my life that a tourist was killed :) which is very promising and soothing to hear in the night. I walked 20 something km from Brickaville to Ambile Lemaitse and I've met a lot wood cutters with axes and no one made attempt to rob me or something. However I guess all the bad stuff there happens at night.
But maybe they are really loosing it. Saphire trader told me that new government sold rights to mine for other companies (and took the bribes) and the france embassy (plus USA) try to make them fight against each other. France and USA support old president that resides in South Africa and people want this new young president to rule.
last February in Tana