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Category Archives: Africa-East
. . . And Then the Rains Came: Coping in Kajaga Village
Unusually heavy rains have caused havoc across much of east Africa, displacing thousands of people and damaging important infrastructure… In Burundi, flood-affected areas include the northwestern region of Bubanza, Bujumbura City and the plains of Imbo along the shores of … Continue reading
Locusts and Hyenas: The Red Sea Hills of Eastern Egypt & Sudan
Following on the recent swarms of Locusts in Egypt and Israel, here is an update of a blog on the topic (and on hyenas): Previous blogs on work in the Red Sea Hills are found here and here. During the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-East, Africa-General, Africa-North, Africa-Southern, Egypt Desert Locust Authority, Egypt-Ancient, Egypt-Recent, Sudan, Wildlife
Tagged Africa, Desert locust, Egypt, Food and Agriculture Organization, Israel, Locust, Red Sea, Sahel, Sinai Peninsula, Striped hyena, Sudan, Western Sahara, Wildlife
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Kitties in Africa, Past and Present
With the new year upon us, I look back at the animals I brought here from Kenya. That included: 3 cats, 2 dogs, my 2 horses, and a van-load of Alpine and Boer breeding goats for our restocking and herd upgrading … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-East, Cats, East central Africa, Pets, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, african wild cat, Alpine, animals, Boer, Burundi, cats, Kenya, kitty lives, Nairobi, Naivasha, Pets
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Artist-in-Resident at the Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika: Art Helping Kids in Africa
Art does not need justification, nobody has to be excused for making art… – Robert Omundi Robert Omundi, Resident Artist at the Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika, has a goal: To inspire, disciple and enable vulnerable children, orphans and street … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-East, Art in Africa, Burundi, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Living here
Tagged Galleries, Kenya, Visual Arts, Work of art
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Ebony & Adobe: Modern Words that Survive from Ancient Egypt – What, How and Why
Above are but two of a series of words that originated in the Nile Valley. The reasons for these survivals is perhaps not such a surprise, as discussed below. Ebony: ‘Ebony’ as named and used in ancient Egypt, was the species … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-East, Arabic, Coptic, Demotic, Egypt-Ancient, Egypt-Recent, Hieroglyphic, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Mud brick houses
Tagged African Hardwood, Ancient, Ancient Egypt, Dalbergia melanoxylon, Den, Ebony, Egypt, History, Middle East, Nile, World Agroforestry Centre
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A Colonial Elephant Hunt in Central Africa – Sir Samuel Baker
[First posted August.. 2009, Revised 08 November 2011] In 1862 Sir Samuel Baker and his Hungarian wife Lady Florence, set off to discover the source of the Nile. Theirs is one of the more bazaar and fascinating pages of colonial … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-East, Africa-General, Colonialism, History-Recent, Wildlife
Tagged Africa, Elephant, Latooka, Nile, Ottoman Empire, Royal Geographical Society, Samuel Baker, Sudan, Wildlife
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Cuisines and Crops of Africa, 19th Century – The Limits of Pastoralism as a Lifestyle
[First posted 24 Oct 2009 Revised 04 November 2011] With the Horn of Africa so much in the news now, I am updating and reposting several links that focus on limited resources in the area. Summary: The importance of the relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-East, Breeds of livestock, Colonialism, Cuisine, Environment, Explorers & exploration, fat-Tailed sheep, Food, Horn of Africa, Humanitarian Assistance, John Hanning Speke, Kenya, Livestock, Middle East, Nomadic lifestyle, Pastoralism, Somali, Somalia, Sourcd of the Nile, Swahili coast, Third World, Wild honey
Tagged Africa, East Africa, Horn of Africa, John Hanning Speke, Middle East, Mogadishu, Nile, somali, Somali people, somalia
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