Saturday, 13 November

I am having a good weekend in Beni - just enjoying the good weather. This weekend was longer than usual - we had a holiday on Friday as it was the end of Ramadan - and this is the United Nations...

This has been a better-than-average week - making it more difficult for me to end my contract. My decision has not been made easier by the senior UN management in Kinshasa (the capital of Congo) calling me to see "what they can do to get me to stay" (again)... Like I said - my decision is made!

Today I read a good article on the BBC website; it features Beni - the town where I work. The link is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/
from_our_own_correspondent/4006501.stm