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Category Archives: Africa-General
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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The Social Life of Beans in Burundi – Part 1
Dry beans are the most important food in Burundi. Being Burundian is associated with beans – their growing, processing, sales and eating. Consumption of beans cuts across all socioeconomic and ethnic lines in the country; they are a truly unifying, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-Central, Africa-General, Agriculture, Burundi, Colonialism, Crop harvests, Cuisine, East central Africa, Social Life
Tagged Africa, Bujumbura, Burundi, Common bean, Fertilizer, food, Hutu, Intercropping, Phaseolus vulgaris, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tutsi, Twa
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A Taste of 2012 – Top Posts Favor Colonial Era; Food; Ancient Egypt
2012 was an excellent year for blogging. Daily reads ranged between 200 and 300, with a few entries going over 500. Readers were most interested in posts that stress the colonial era of African history, together with wildlife, traditional farming … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-Central, Africa-General, Africa-West, Agriculture, Burundi, Caravan routes, Colonialism, Contract-Farming, David Livingstone, Egypt-Ancient, Ethnicity, Food, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Lake Tanganyika, Organic Gardenig, Research & Development, Stanley and Livingstone, Wildlife
Tagged Africa, Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Fenugreek, hotel club du lac tanganyika, Indian Ocean, North Africa, West Africa
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Holiday Greetings to our Friends and Colleagues
Holiday greetings to all our friends and colleagues – and may 2013 bring you joy and blessings! Related articles African Beef Stew with sweet potatoes and mangos, cooked and served in a Pumpkin (dianabuja.wordpress.com)
INUMPU – Burundi’s Indigenous Potatoes and A Recipe
Updated 17-11-2012 With growing interest in promoting crops that can withstand climatic changes, INUMPU – a native potato in sub-Saharan Africa – is one local crop that needs to be promoted – along with leafy amaranth, which I blogged about … Continue reading
Banana Beer and other Fermented Foods in Africa
Fermentation is one of the most important technologies used in pre-industrial societies to transform agricultural and wild products into highly edible and nutritional products. The fermentation process is associated with a variety of attributes, some of the most important being … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-General, Agriculture, Appropriate technology, Fermentation, Food, Food Security, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Research & Development
Tagged Brewing, Burundi, Central Africa, fermentation, food, Juice, Kumasi, science, Small enterprises, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania
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Contempory Africa Through European Eyes
A few days ago I was rather amazed to see a photo of my old home, which is located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in a glossy magazine published in Brussels. It has been turned into a spiffy little … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-General, Development, Living here, Neo-colonialism, Social Life, Third World
Tagged Africa, Aid and Development, Business and Economy, Democratic Republic of Congo, Economic Development, Lake Tanganyika, Non-governmental organization, Ruzizi River, Rwanda, Special forces, Uvira
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