Announcements, and Return

Finally it was announced!

Late afternoon and a sudden silence which was how I realized it was actually about to happen, in spite of all the previous false alarms.

The neighborhood oddly hushed for this time of day. Outside I saw them all clustered around the radio, under the grass-thatched patio, listening through the static.

Province by province, candidate by candidate, confusing series of numbers in French by confusing series of numbers...

I started to lose track. Until the signal cut, right before the Katanga results and everyone stood up and ran to find a better spot, in case that was the reason. Who has another radio?

All we had to do was wait.

The neighborhood exploded with cheering. A parade - hup, hup, hup! - poured down the road. No need to ask.

So our plans continue. Movement can begin again.