In 1421, muslims in West Africa built an earthen mosque. It still stands today in Ghana. It is the oldest mosque in the western area of the continent. It is down a looooong, dusty road named Fryfusu-Damongo Rd (which, by the way, you don't want to be caught on at night for fear of bandits). Many people walk along the sandy, rutted road. Some with cattle, some with goats. Some carry logs and water and grass-cutter. At the mosque, little black girls play in the midday sun while the boys smile brilliant smiles, all of them jockeying for attention. The older children shoo the youngsters away as nuisances while they themselves offer they're services as guides, all the while soliciting sponsorships for their local soccer teams.
