Hi Arnaud,

I've never met Jean but have met either his brother or cousin..... we didn't have much time to talk though.

I also was up in Mto Wa Mbu early last year but was shocked at the amount of charcoal making operations are going on up there now. If the Government don't put a stop to it soon, the whole place will become a desert. I was also suprised to see how much the town itself has grown. I remember it when the road was dirt and you could drive from one end to the other in about 2 minutes...... times change, I guess!

Personally, I prefer Irikishibor by a long chalk. - It's not a popular area with a lot of PHs, but I've always done very well up there. I think a lot of the reason is that you have to be prepared to work the area the right way to get the best out of it.