Roadblock Politics — Peer Schouten
In Pursuit of Development
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Congolese Resistance - The Road Blocks
i've interrapted, like you, considerably with people manning these road blocks. Sometimes i've met drunk policemen. I've been unsure whether they'll get upset with something i say or ask. So i've learnt that one must always be polite. And this coat actually reminded me of a group of police officers i once met in malai on the way to lake malae. They did not explicitly ask me for phantom money, but with a smile, they told me they were hungry and they wanted some fish,. because, you know, i was going to this area by lake Malae. It's even worse if you're not seen to be somebody important. You have nothing
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