Yes, on November 17th, Sierra Leone will hold it's
presidential elections. Officially the campaigning starts on the 15th of
October. Unofficially, it has already begun. Today there was an SLPP rally
throughout town. We first spotted then on Fourah Road from our office window
just before we were due to leave the hospital to head to the west side of town.
Fortunately, although there was rallying in various parts in the city, our trip
didn't really take that much longer. In an hour and 15 minutes we were home.
Even this evening a rally came right past my house. It consisted of a
couple of vans, huge speakers, many people trailing behind them, loud music,
green clothing and lots of dancing. The strange part was when they passed
through the street for a second time an hour later playing a soundtrack that
ended with gunshots and glass shattering. That was a bit too bizarre for me.
It will be very interesting to see how politics takes over the city
during the next 6 weeks. All I can say is that I hope it stays calm. Sweet
Salone please remain peaceful!
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