Not Far Too Close

RRRRRRRRRRRRIn May 2009, there was a fire in Niamey,

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RRRRRRIn the city's central market

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRZFire

RRRRRRBlocked streets, vendors and merchandise

RRRRRRRRRescue: extinguish, pillage

In time, too late

RRRRRRRRRRRThe sun spread on the ashes

RRRRRRRRRRRRRBlame the government

RRRRRRRA plot to distract -

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRecuerdos y memoria, not

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrfar too close, of the fires in Yedo