Category Archives: Africa-East

Soil biodiversity and ecosystem function

Posted on 06/09/2013 by dianabuja

It has long been recognised that organisms living in the soil are important for making nitrogen available to plants and for storing carbon in the soil but a new paper in PNAS by de Vries et al… Source:  canwefeedtheworld.wordpress.com diana … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-East, Africa-North, Burundi, Climate Change, Desertification, Nile Valley, Research & Development, Research and Development, Sudan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

More Adventures of Mungo Park, Who Describes Hunger Crops in the Western Sahel, 1797

Posted on 12/06/2013 by dianabuja

Mungo Park routinely describes foods and crops – as well as cooking and serving methods – throughout his extensive travels in west Africa.  His are amongst the most detailed sources on these topics for the late eighteenth and early nineteenth … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Africa-East, Africa-West, Food, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

A Grassy Trend in Human Ancestors’ Diets

Posted on 04/06/2013 by dianabuja

“For a long time, primates stuck by the old restaurants–leaves and fruits–but by 3.5 million years ago, they started exploring new diet possibilities–tropical grasses and sedges–that grazing animals discovered a long time before, about 10 million years ago,” Cerling says, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-East, Egypt-Ancient, Food, Nile Valley | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

. . . And Then the Rains Came: Coping in Kajaga Village

Posted on 27/04/2013 by dianabuja

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 →

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Posted in Africa-East, African rice, Climate Change, East central Africa, Humanitarian Assistance, Livestock, Mud brick houses, Rusizi River ^ Wetlands | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Locusts and Hyenas: The Red Sea Hills of Eastern Egypt & Sudan

Posted on 27/03/2013 by dianabuja

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 →

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Posted in Africa-East, Africa-General, Africa-North, Africa-Southern, Egypt Desert Locust Authority, Egypt-Ancient, Egypt-Recent, Sudan, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Kitties in Africa, Past and Present

Posted on 17/02/2013 by dianabuja

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 →

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Posted in Africa-East, Cats, East central Africa, Pets, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Artist-in-Resident at the Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika: Art Helping Kids in Africa

Posted on 01/12/2012 by dianabuja

 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 →

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Posted in Africa-East, Art in Africa, Burundi, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Living here | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments