Night comes early in Boma, under the watch of Kili, the skies here, near the equator are dark around 7:00 p.m. Wild dogs chase through the neighbourhood, barking throughout the night. People gather outside to talk and share well beyond night fall. Voices carry well here. Curfew, said to be 11 p.m., is not widely enforce.
Members of the Muslim community sing of their praises to Allah regularly at 5:00 a.m.
This morning there is extra noise: a mournful, almost wailing sound.
When asked about this over breakfast we were politely told, “Hakuma Matata” (Swahili for ‘no worries’)
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