Returning
Eli 23.9 is on his way back from Zambia.I'm not sure of his flight details, but he asked me if I'd seen Anora last night and we agreed it was fantastic. He was in Lusaka in anticipation of a flight today.
Lusaka's population is over a million, and it's over three times larger than any other city in the country (a nation of 20 million people).
We haven't messaged much this time. The second time he visits a place we tend to message less. He did tell me that the drought is continuing, and that their meals mostly consist of maize mixed with water into a paste and shaped into something resembling a rice ball. I believe it's nshima but I'm not completely sure.
It would normally be served with fish and vegetables, etc., but right now there's just not much of those foods because of the drought. They served fried fish the first day he arrived because the village doesn't receive many visitors.
USAID was an organization providing substantial support to Zambia, particularly during drought, but it's been gutted by the Trump administration. Providing international aid is humanitarian, but it's also political and increases our influence around the world. We've lost that now.
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