the cost of living…in the dust
on Beneath the Mosquito Net (Cameroon), 24/Mar/2010 14:40, 34 days ago
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Last Thursday, a massive dust storm rolled down off the Sahara and covered the region in a blanket of pore-penetrating grime.  For a while it made us feel like we had been transported to a yellow planet.  Visibility at its worse was about 100 metres.  People covered their noses and mouths with head scarves when [...]