Tag Archives: Twa

The Social Life of Beans in Burundi – Part 1

Posted on 01/03/2013 by dianabuja

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 →

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Batwa Pots in Burundi: Traditional Clay Pot Cuisine, Pt. 2 of 2

Posted on 26/10/2011 by dianabuja

[First posted in 2009, Updated 26 October 2011] Pt. 1 of this entry explained how Batwa pots are made, and noted that as metal and plastic enter the market, the pots are being increasingly marginalized – thus further undermining the … Continue reading →

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Batwa Pots in Burundi: Traditional Clay Pot Cuisine, Pt. 1 of 2

Posted on 25/10/2011 by dianabuja

 [First posted in 2009, Updated 25 October 2011] The Batwa pygmies of central Africa were the earliest inhabitants of the area, being later joined by Bantu agriculturalists who migrated over time from West Africa. As hunter-gathers, theirs has been a … Continue reading →

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Humanitarian Assistance & Neocolonialism

Posted on 20/06/2009 by dianabuja

Humanitarian Assistance – The New Colonialism? Is there a fine line between assisting marginalized groups on the one hand, and modern versions of Colonialism on the other?  This issue came out (yet again) quite clearly last week, with regard to my own … Continue reading →

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