Category Archives: War Games

Wargames – South Africans and Others

Posted on 22/08/2013 by dianabuja

In 1998 and for several years thereafter, during the fighting here, the South African military came in as the first wave of African Union (AU) troops whose mission was to work with the Burundi military in peace-keeping activities. The AU was … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Burundi, Goats, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Living here, Social Life, War Games | Tagged Africa, African Union, Burundi, cadavers, Congo, Libya, Motorola, refugee camps, South Africa, South African, south african military, Tanzania | 6 Comments

Slogging through Europe in WWii: Rommel’s Widow, Night-Time Charley, Combat & Fire-Storms – and After the War: “Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres”

Posted on 27/05/2013 by dianabuja

In memory of my Dad’s service in World War II, I am re-posting the following blog; he himself would never discuss the events with family or friends..Materials have been added. ############ “All right, they’re on our left, they’re on our … Continue reading →

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Posted in Army Corps of Engineers, Germany, Memorial Day, War Games, World War II | Tagged Allies of World War II, Aquitani, Battle of the Bulge, Belgae, Celts, Erwin Rommel, France, Gaul, German, Germany, Hitler, Julius Caesar, Normandy, Rhine, Rhine River, Rommel, United States Army, Western Allies, World War II | 17 Comments

Wargames and Christmas Celebrations during the War Years

Posted on 14/12/2012 by dianabuja

Updated blog first posted in 2010. This is the second reblogging of past Christmas celebrations here in Burundi, the first being: An African Christmas, Burundi-Style Here is what happened in 2003, by way of wargames, Christmas celebrations, and related events. Most … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Food, Social Life, Uncategorized, War Games | Tagged Bujumbura, Burundi, Christmas, Christmas tree, Decorations and Props, Holiday, New Year, Trees, War Games | 2 Comments

Thanksgiving Memories along Lake Tanganyika

Posted on 23/11/2012 by dianabuja

Reposted for Thanksgiving 2012: Several years ago, when still living in the big house by Lake Tanganyika, I organized a Thanksgiving celebration especially for members of the Burundian military who were so very helpful for us during those fighting years, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Burundi, Cuisine, Food, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Living here, Recipes, War Games | Tagged Burundi, candied sweet potatoes, cornbread, guinea fowl, Lake Tanganyika, linga-linga, Thanksgiving | 10 Comments

Green Mint Tea and Beduin Carpets at Mersa Matruh – and an Anniversary at El Alamein

Posted on 21/10/2012 by dianabuja

Revised 19 May 2014 Mersa Matruh is about 160 miles west of the Alexandria, with El Alamein located in between. From the Mersa Matruh there were desert busses going south to the oasis of Siwa, which I visited on several occasions. Source. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cuisine, Egypt, Egypt-Ancient, Egypt-Recent, Graeco-Roman era, Great Western Desert, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, War Games, World War II | Tagged Egypt, El Alamein, German Army, Libyan Desert, Mersa Matruh, Winston Churchill, World War II | 4 Comments

Impact of The Lords Resistance Army in Central Africa

Posted on 30/04/2012 by dianabuja

Towards the end of last week there was heavy bombing in the hills just above Uvira, a small town in the Congo, just across Lake Tanganyika from us: These bombings were by the military of the Congo who, with tactical … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Living here, Uvira, War Games | Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kony, Lake Tanganyika, Lord's Resistance Army, United States, Uvira | 4 Comments

Food strikes in Ancient Egypt – The Turin Strike Papyrus, and Other Records

Posted on 16/03/2012 by dianabuja

Bread riots have been a regular feature of public protests in Egypt, and the unrest in Midan Tahrir, Cairo, since 2012, is, in part, associated with rises in food prices. So it is timely to look at what is thought to … Continue reading →