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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-72823690128680891652023-03-20T01:33:00.005-04:002023-03-22T18:34:39.359-04:00Memories of Aunt Jessie in Douala<p>A couple of months ago, my aunt through marriage, known as "Tantie Jessie" to the nephews and nieces, passed away in Douala at the age of 80.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzinuVAZRatPgC7l9lN-88vaE6anuBFicAu43OAOZk5V4NqOYTa2-yOaM98eo7x4RP8C3DdVuYDvvATLwqfu25cYOAeOAHQ_PY04quy_PYrYgIYQmR2rFYLL1R2ib1pXDGaJe9wrj4zB-3xPOheEeG_U9aJEUhgocoa-JHqEIquobsUSHiPzn8Od2/s1024/0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzinuVAZRatPgC7l9lN-88vaE6anuBFicAu43OAOZk5V4NqOYTa2-yOaM98eo7x4RP8C3DdVuYDvvATLwqfu25cYOAeOAHQ_PY04quy_PYrYgIYQmR2rFYLL1R2ib1pXDGaJe9wrj4zB-3xPOheEeG_U9aJEUhgocoa-JHqEIquobsUSHiPzn8Od2/s320/0000.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p></p><p>I was thankful to have seen her a while ago in Paris at the home of one of her daughters.</p><p>She was a big part of my daily life as the spouse of a Cameroonian in Douala, at the start of my career and later of motherhood, trying to fit in. She and her husband had us often over for delicious Sunday meals. She would tease me about my attempts at speaking Duala (although later, she was proud of me).<br /></p><p>I'd like to pay a personal tribute by writing about one of our adventures, which we could laugh about in hindsight!</p><p>When I moved to Cameroon, the country still had its first president, Ahmadou Ahidjo. However, in 1982, the French president, François Mitterrand, convinced him to leave power and the then Prime Minister, Paul Biya, became president.</p><p>We managed an architectural firm, and one morning in April 1984, we started our morning and noticed that the radio wasn't playing its usual programs. Little by little, we found out that the former president, none too happy with having no say in the country's affairs any longer, had decided to stage a coup. Fighting was happening in the country's capital, Yaoundé.</p><p>Now it just so happened that we had invited the American Consul General, Charles Twining, to dinner that evening. In those days, there were very few US citizens in Douala, and it was before the advent of terrorist attacks in Africa; I could enter the Douala consulate as I pleased, so this was not an extraordinary occurrence; however, he was still an important person, and an extremely gracious man to boot, and we didn't want to disappoint him. Aunt Jessie suggested that we host the dinner in her home, in a better neighborhood, across town from where we lived in Deido. Also, she had better china and cutlery than we did. </p><p>But here we had a very unexpected situation on our hands. Aunt Jessie decided we should just move ahead with our plans, and so off we went to the market to buy the ingredients for the dinner.</p><p>We put the groceries in the trunk of her (small) car and set off around noon to her home to start cooking. The problem was that she lived near the former airport, and apparently it had become a staging area for the military. We were stopped by a soldier as we neared her home. Aunt Jessie opened her window. We found a bazooka pointing straight at us. I was terrified.</p><p>The soldier ordered us to open the trunk of the car. I thought it wasn't an unreasonable demand, viewing the circumstances. But Tantie Jessie deemed this unacceptable. She refused. He insisted. She continued refusing while I begged her to give in (a bazooka! pointed at us! I had never even seen a gun in my life!). Believe it or not, he gave in and waved us on. Such is the power of a woman, especially when she's not a youngster. </p><p>Mr. Twining came in the evening (I'm assuming that no bazookas were pointed at his head), and we had a great dinner. But I'll never forget that day! </p><p>Farewell Tantie Jessie. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQU5mSh01l8CppdpPhlsUWgegE9joQ3jnWq6Hp_eicPrc-I6m6jvrDIUJgYc6Tn2ipwiikM6hQtkocr1hBioIuh0e_jCU02v4b25HeqJ2fhMI96nlQsjQPY87thrL9UDE-6dWwYuRSjrrbVhqJNScefMr--U9BqPOg9h4MXq6ZfQX_FAehSJ-JiAc/s1024/0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQU5mSh01l8CppdpPhlsUWgegE9joQ3jnWq6Hp_eicPrc-I6m6jvrDIUJgYc6Tn2ipwiikM6hQtkocr1hBioIuh0e_jCU02v4b25HeqJ2fhMI96nlQsjQPY87thrL9UDE-6dWwYuRSjrrbVhqJNScefMr--U9BqPOg9h4MXq6ZfQX_FAehSJ-JiAc/s320/0001.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Jessie in Duala traditional dress</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-33660143727607670572022-07-06T13:34:00.255-04:002022-08-28T12:52:54.613-04:00Germany faces its colonial legacy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LgrOVBZOY5Cv0ij4qK0JDCOxTJ0fnPUGO5bXDFVGy2RBpvarFMrwL-57H5NSzaxWuWJxlxYhBkjJ5D-8O6CmBUa9MKeuSZMAHBKvcRhN7FReeBbo5QBy8b-9ofLXn-qulQ2WK5AxOicaOUBPAU6T-kLZaDM3l2MWc5N1beDjw6szZOAIFgR5b4AE/s3024/IMG_3805.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LgrOVBZOY5Cv0ij4qK0JDCOxTJ0fnPUGO5bXDFVGy2RBpvarFMrwL-57H5NSzaxWuWJxlxYhBkjJ5D-8O6CmBUa9MKeuSZMAHBKvcRhN7FReeBbo5QBy8b-9ofLXn-qulQ2WK5AxOicaOUBPAU6T-kLZaDM3l2MWc5N1beDjw6szZOAIFgR5b4AE/s320/IMG_3805.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Since the end of World War II, Germany has been grappling with the consequences of the Holocaust. Since about ten years, the country has also started facing its colonial history, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.<p></p><p>Germany started controlling territories in Africa in the 1800s, mostly after the "Scramble for Africa" initiated by Bismarck during the 1884 Berlin Conference, when the continent was divvied up among European countries. Germany annexed territories in present-day Cameroon, Togo, Ghana, and Namibia. After World War I, they lost most of their colonies, which were taken over by France and Great Britain. The Germans were brutal in their rule and committed genocide in Namibia in 1914.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDo4yrUPXjYPWaVZAGhyuQ_266UW1ujdgpm_5SJfhn4cINaomepdxilLWZhYMy6dt9w58mmZWmIskVR1hywpY5AU_8WB013E2FlQagWUWEfdMU1hOFkPqqE5IZDFo-w_RO250_JlMsl7IMGnh03wo_HmG8dMr69fXMWa-9X5xGRN7OhU4_p77p6NIk/s3129/IMG_2375.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3129" data-original-width="2338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDo4yrUPXjYPWaVZAGhyuQ_266UW1ujdgpm_5SJfhn4cINaomepdxilLWZhYMy6dt9w58mmZWmIskVR1hywpY5AU_8WB013E2FlQagWUWEfdMU1hOFkPqqE5IZDFo-w_RO250_JlMsl7IMGnh03wo_HmG8dMr69fXMWa-9X5xGRN7OhU4_p77p6NIk/s320/IMG_2375.heic" width="239" /></a></div>Until a few years ago, German city streets often carried the names of German colonizers, such as Petersallee in Berlin, dedicated to Dr. Carl Peters, who set off to start colonizing Eastern Africa in 1884. After the Berlin West Africa Conference, he was named Chairman of the German East-African Society. In 1897 he was condemned for his harsh treatment of Africans, and stripped of his title of commissioner to the (renamed) protectorate of German East Africa. However, Wilhelm II exonerated him; Hitler lauded him as a hero, and named the street after him. <p></p><p>More recently, an exhibition at the Ethnological Museum in Hamburg (MARKK) highlights, in an educational way, targeting youth, the story of Rudolf Douala Manga Bell, the Duala King from Cameroon who protested the German land grab in Douala, Cameroon; in retaliation, he was executed along with his friend Adolf Ngoso Din in August 1914. The exhibition is called: "<a href="https://markk-hamburg.de/en/ausstellungen/hey-hamburg-3/" target="_blank">Hey, Hamburg, do you know Duala Manga Bell?</a>" and runs through December 2022.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyscOXuf0PPJWDf09g3FNwxd9jX1Cuf31u26QzABtNs-kGdxldL3eXNOMBv0nQxn3rU7Cph6J_XgTetlJF-SR3cRQKXiVpIBaMPYuxRYiv2Ycei8FChZ4SPAfn_WeL3I6VLNl49qRUIkqnwtUyub7lG0ehldTg8I1wYinj_18kSIe3FEoD3VFpl2l/s4032/IMG_2374.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyscOXuf0PPJWDf09g3FNwxd9jX1Cuf31u26QzABtNs-kGdxldL3eXNOMBv0nQxn3rU7Cph6J_XgTetlJF-SR3cRQKXiVpIBaMPYuxRYiv2Ycei8FChZ4SPAfn_WeL3I6VLNl49qRUIkqnwtUyub7lG0ehldTg8I1wYinj_18kSIe3FEoD3VFpl2l/s320/IMG_2374.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br />Douala Bell spent part of his teenage years in Germany, attending German schools and hosted by a German family. He returned to Cameroon and was viewed as a rather odd person, due to his European habits. Nevertheless, when his father passed away, he inherited the Bell throne. At the time, Douala was divided into three chiefdoms: the Bell, the Akwa, and the Deido. The Bells and the Akwas had signed a treaty with the Germans in 1884, but had assumed it was a mutual cooperation treaty, and not an invitation to be colonized. <p></p><p>The MARKK exhibition shows not only Rudolf Douala Bell's story but also the commercial benefits that Germany, via Hamburg businesspeople, enjoyed through the importation of raw materials from Cameroon: cocoa, coffee, palm oil, ivory and more. It describes the history of Douala during the German colonial period and in later years.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu-mNPwu5lTL4zAW1MI4jfyT1m9R50JRYrpyc7x4---WuN-lauEYSLNZYt-fsjY4SIYRplwJ7WMiYLAsPDc16sin-oeVum2CbHYTy7U8NqbbK7GwXhvB5dLnUtP1XWJC7jqcQ6xSfcWOTNt79kA3UED842vFMsOT2nypUK1hFr-s1AMEyk7exqq4R/s1440/8A5CDA45-D8DF-4109-B11F-65AA4A22C7BA.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu-mNPwu5lTL4zAW1MI4jfyT1m9R50JRYrpyc7x4---WuN-lauEYSLNZYt-fsjY4SIYRplwJ7WMiYLAsPDc16sin-oeVum2CbHYTy7U8NqbbK7GwXhvB5dLnUtP1XWJC7jqcQ6xSfcWOTNt79kA3UED842vFMsOT2nypUK1hFr-s1AMEyk7exqq4R/s320/8A5CDA45-D8DF-4109-B11F-65AA4A22C7BA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another exhibition about German colonialism is being held at the Freiburg Augustinermuseum, named: "<a href="https://www.freiburg.de/pb/,Len/500973.html" target="_blank">Freiburg and Colonialism: Yesterday? Today</a>!" (through June 11, 2023). The permanent exhibit at this museum is religious art: gargoyles, sculptures, stained glass, and paintings from past centuries, fascinating in its own right. I for one have never seen such a variety of religious (Christian) art in one place before.</div></span></div><div>This exhibition started with a "preview" of sorts: a sculpture by the German-Nigerian artist <a href="https://www.emeka-udemba.com/" target="_blank">Emeka Udemba</a>, right in the middle of the European statues from centuries past; it was quite the juxtaposition!</div><div>At the nearby Ethnological Museum was another colonialism- and racism-related exhibition, that covered many regions around the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>The complete exhibition opened in June 2022, and showed the history of German colonies, the products that were traded, shops in Freiburg that carried these products, and an entire room dedicated to Namibian objects and history, including the story of the genocide that killed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/world/europe/germany-namibia-genocide.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWna3DIDmwSiPsSGYyMvErQf617apw80i6eTdlQdbkmQf14z-YaMEFrTAKprpbCmIgAJ299j7OPaV4M_sCHW6Eko3itZ3OlKex7yfru7kjdaGm8CLjY03UqOApn9JZ6fQ2sjGgLk66TFuMkitMq1agxF9stE2d7ESqJvfbqAx55PMzXLU2Pr1lrBJwKHG3bjtWe6LkfcQRNCFigTXp34G806tk0K8pAde-kbEZmIJyi9O1XXm94L46pBIkzT5zWlNhosL3PqB-Nyqmm1nhMaVJ7y-y0x1bwruq53HI&smid=url-share" target="_blank">thousands of Africans</a>, from 1904 to 1908. It took Germany a very long time to admit to this shameful part of its history; it happened well before the Holocaust; the genocide was finally recognized in 2021, over a century later.<br /><p></p>There are also interactive exhibits with which you can test your prejudices and political correctness (in German).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJi3aiUkPoeKxj0mvr7jzDdxW_nd23SKL-1sEzN6IaGgJvHyYP6g4T0ybMc3tfzmvgW9vtdXORGuhb72-y2AFivaqx_Pe2eidq4akCr1Zg213HZflr2iSSDT7mzj8vgKVtd2RCH6Md83QGQuPvTSiiLOUGdzDoX10On-xt2j60nJ8ZnKllrUlJ9B5R/s7010/IMG_4382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sculpture of Duala rowers (Cameroon)" border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="7010" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJi3aiUkPoeKxj0mvr7jzDdxW_nd23SKL-1sEzN6IaGgJvHyYP6g4T0ybMc3tfzmvgW9vtdXORGuhb72-y2AFivaqx_Pe2eidq4akCr1Zg213HZflr2iSSDT7mzj8vgKVtd2RCH6Md83QGQuPvTSiiLOUGdzDoX10On-xt2j60nJ8ZnKllrUlJ9B5R/w640-h133/IMG_4382.JPG" title="Sculpture of Duala rowers (Cameroon)" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Almost concurrently, there is an exhibition at the Museum Natur und Mensch ("Nature and Human"). It is called "<a href="https://www.freiburg.de/pb/,Len/1827104.html" target="_blank">Handle with care – Sensitive Objects of the Ethnological Collection</a>" and it includes objects from all over the world, and some are missing (with an empty space) to show that it has become inappropriate to display these objects. As per the web page, '“Handle with care” explores the ethical and practical issues that Freiburg’s Museum Natur und Mensch is dealing with and thereby supplements the exhibition in the Augustinermuseum.'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU1d11yj0oPdsH59M8FTctw5_n5KNZw9FKV87ZWE0sFbd149xJNuFfeKaRrAbdLGCOo9XYweesD2oTaycbaucicy5gkoHhyGgKm2awSSU-TTo7n3s9ZX6rGux94oaRQ2VaugAGFlg3QUqZGGhha9A_rhti0_TB5Ire8AUpUnrEjaBJX9Q_g8PhBBk/s3024/IMG_4167.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dugout prow from Douala ("Tangé)" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU1d11yj0oPdsH59M8FTctw5_n5KNZw9FKV87ZWE0sFbd149xJNuFfeKaRrAbdLGCOo9XYweesD2oTaycbaucicy5gkoHhyGgKm2awSSU-TTo7n3s9ZX6rGux94oaRQ2VaugAGFlg3QUqZGGhha9A_rhti0_TB5Ire8AUpUnrEjaBJX9Q_g8PhBBk/w320-h320/IMG_4167.JPG" title="Dugout prow from Douala ("Tangé)" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Interestingly, even in the <a href="https://www.germany.travel/en/cities-culture/museum-of-modern-art.html" target="_blank">Museum of Modern Art</a> in Freiburg, a title was removed from a sculpture because it was politically incorrect. We can only try to guess what it said before; there is no new title.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUzHjQx-ofe5qlPAIxU5KvC3IHyGQXBMyl3cosf-rUxDlTipuk4Iy_XvCitB6T78V0LvBawcnPCHdIj_3VnOTww1u1XNVFwkH3PEISYw9whuAskzbdzQVNCFH4FNdD6V4y9XytVfLR_DnAGCttaPytAnFpRpFSj9fbQTI297CHcvzSwbOcLQ1AHVq/s4032/IMG_4152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The sculpture of a head to the left has had its title removed" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUzHjQx-ofe5qlPAIxU5KvC3IHyGQXBMyl3cosf-rUxDlTipuk4Iy_XvCitB6T78V0LvBawcnPCHdIj_3VnOTww1u1XNVFwkH3PEISYw9whuAskzbdzQVNCFH4FNdD6V4y9XytVfLR_DnAGCttaPytAnFpRpFSj9fbQTI297CHcvzSwbOcLQ1AHVq/w320-h240/IMG_4152.JPG" title="The sculpture of a head to the left has had its title removed" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I wouldn't be surprised to find out that there are more exhibitions in this vein in other German cities. It is the current "Zeitgeist" and it is a very positive development, even if it is impossible to cancel out the harm that was done in the past. At least it is acknowledged.</span></div><p>Note: Nachtigalplatz (named after the Commissioner for West Africa Gustav Nachtigal) in Berlin will most probably be renamed after Emily and Rudolf Duala Manga Bell.</p><p>Note: The Freiburg Museum of Modern Art also shows empty spaces where there used to be paintings that were removed by the National Socialist (Nazi) regime.</p><p>"<i>Fun fact</i>" - I am reading a German novel called "Die ferne Hoffnung" ("The faraway hope") by Ellin Carsta about a Hamburg family who buys a cocoa plantation in 1888 Cameroon, at the time under German colonial rule.</p><p>Another fun fact: There is a short film about the life and death of Douala Manga Bell called "<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8517544/" target="_blank">The German King</a>." The director, Adetokumboh “Ade” M'Cormack, is working on a series on the same subject. Ade is originally from Sierra Leone and now lives in the United States. One of the advisors is Princess Marilyn Douala Manga Bell, a descendant of Rudolf Douala Manga Bell.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Qq1yu6-Y8qp0LqAbIqAMyCsn2Ks6nTQyXK7Mc5gXu8QTh1Tzux604X3Nc_Ioroy_gtNJfwfSpoQMx_dDAKJaU2T7utcnNWu4Yridc3_nkIoMwbnOnMj3HtzUPJH89G-MZSlByhFA-bG8gTmFkHNp0x2KtC25dg0TXC0EJROjqLnA-2lRytA0Nkfg/s4032/IMG_4378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Colonial products sold in Freiburg" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Qq1yu6-Y8qp0LqAbIqAMyCsn2Ks6nTQyXK7Mc5gXu8QTh1Tzux604X3Nc_Ioroy_gtNJfwfSpoQMx_dDAKJaU2T7utcnNWu4Yridc3_nkIoMwbnOnMj3HtzUPJH89G-MZSlByhFA-bG8gTmFkHNp0x2KtC25dg0TXC0EJROjqLnA-2lRytA0Nkfg/w400-h300/IMG_4378.JPG" title="Colonial products sold in Freiburg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Another link to peruse:</p><p>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/world/europe/germany-colonial-history-africa-nazi.html</p><div><br /></div></div>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0Germany51.165691 10.451526-4.92784234446237 -59.860974 90 80.764026tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-68386885247334081352022-02-27T17:19:00.010-05:002022-02-27T17:26:51.862-05:00More from Zimbabwe! A Children's Book about Shona and Ndebele<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjGOtJT_pZv8353r9sFWquO6F5dkSeN88SCPNk2zWFYr2u1K0kY2I2IOS7LDbiHLRLhH1kifmJIr_a9IvyhtgX61-zesUGPGjbArNPzn5Bj73aH_OEAApryZ4_-VC0_XD9gT0jpdPDRDkG6vhcujtlrrtKkhE3uLQISfbNpsqQTDOYI5xZnzRHl96z=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjGOtJT_pZv8353r9sFWquO6F5dkSeN88SCPNk2zWFYr2u1K0kY2I2IOS7LDbiHLRLhH1kifmJIr_a9IvyhtgX61-zesUGPGjbArNPzn5Bj73aH_OEAApryZ4_-VC0_XD9gT0jpdPDRDkG6vhcujtlrrtKkhE3uLQISfbNpsqQTDOYI5xZnzRHl96z=s320" width="240" /></a></div>Via Amanda Tento, founder of my wonderful online networking group, the <a href="https://www.thedeterminedmom.com/337-networking/" target="_blank">337 group</a>, I met Yeve Sibanda. Yeve is a Zimbabwean native who now calls the United States home. She is a wife, mother, attorney, public speaker, and author, and she founded Philisa Creatives, a media company, that celebrates and amplifies African heritage. Philisa means “to bring to life” in Ndebele; its mission is to create innovative products to enhance multicultural learning. Her debut book is "<a href="https://www.philisacreatives.com/store/p/first-shona-and-ndebele-words-book" target="_blank">My First Book of Shona and Ndebele Words</a>."<p></p><p>Just a week before, I had been discussing the need to promote African languages with <a href="https://www.the-write-strategy.com/post/the-languages-podcast-speaking-tongues" target="_blank">Elle Charisse</a>, creator of the Speaking Tongues podcast. On a popular language-learning app, until very recently, the only African language being taught was Swahili. I just read that Zulu and Xhosa, spoken in South Africa, will soon be taught, too. </p><p>There are some apps and websites, such as <a href="https://mandla.app/" target="_blank">Mandla</a> (for English speakers) and <a href="https://parleafrique.com/" target="_blank">ParleAfrique</a> for French speakers. However, they often have limited resources.</p><p>Yeve is originally from Zimbabwe, and married to a fellow Zimbabwean. However, they don't come from the same region, and hence do not speak each other's mother tongue. This is a common issue in many expatriate families. Even though she already has a busy life as an attorney in Maryland, USA, she decided to write this picture book. Yeve has a daughter, who is learning both languages. Shona and Ndebele are the two main languages of Zimbabwe.</p><p>As per Yeve's website, the book "is a multicultural picture book staged in Zimbabwe and designed to make learning Shona and Ndebele, the native languages of Zimbabwe, fun. The main character, Rufaro, takes the reader through her daily activities and helps the reader learn basic words for greetings, transportation, family members and many more. Picture books promote language development by allowing the reader to simultaneously see and name various objects."</p><p>Also as per Yeve: “African children’s books are not for African children. They are for all children. Books are an important tool in documenting culture, history, and language." Sibanda believes that we have to normalize celebrating, embracing, and learning about other cultures to build a truly global and diverse society. <br />Yeve is further motivated by the desire to represent Zimbabwe in a positive light and celebrate and honor her family's roots. Specifically, Sibanda was intentional about portraying a family that lives in the city and is not depicting an impoverished image of 'Africa', in the book.</p><p>Here's to many more books, both for adults and children, in the multiple languages of Africa! There is more than enough work: there are possibly 1,500 to 2,000 languages in the continent, depending on how you count!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-16988418430653072472021-12-31T16:09:00.001-05:002021-12-31T16:09:35.070-05:00Picket Chabwedzeka, Zimbabwean ecologist <p>In Europe and in the United States, when you hear about conservation, you often think about international nonprofits such as the World Wildlife Fund, and of the discussion about zoos in "developed" countries: should animals be kept in captivity for our children and for us to gaze at behind a fence? Is the money they raise for conservation worth the sacrifice of these animals' lifestyle? </p><p>On the ground, there are many more people involved in conservation. Southern Africa has a large portion of the world's giraffes, lions, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephants, as well as a plethora of various antelopes and birds.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehjkXEMuBMmdGw7WzniPokNIdzQ5MeVoWRbEWuBRi8G01gkvhvOTeGD8s0Tsv6c-sq0ylhR1KRW5zfNBvfGg0RbGtyCrfc3-uBlcGeM5MeGjDSakJV1XMNrAaBb0T5slGP3uPa2HNM2M/s4032/IMG_9609.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mitchel and Picket Chabwedzeka" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehjkXEMuBMmdGw7WzniPokNIdzQ5MeVoWRbEWuBRi8G01gkvhvOTeGD8s0Tsv6c-sq0ylhR1KRW5zfNBvfGg0RbGtyCrfc3-uBlcGeM5MeGjDSakJV1XMNrAaBb0T5slGP3uPa2HNM2M/w320-h240/IMG_9609.JPG" title="Mitchel and Picket Chabwedzeka in Sinamatella Park, Zimbabwe" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Mitchel and Picket at Sinamatella Camp, <br />Hwange, Zimbabwe, 2021</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Picket Chabwedzeka is one of these people on the ground. He is a Game Reserve Manager and Senior Ecologist at the Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve in Zimbabwe.<p></p><p>He was born and raised in Harare. Growing up, he had no prior knowledge of careers in wildlife preservation, until after finishing his high school degree, he volunteered at the Zambezi National Park. </p><p>From there he traveled to Cape Town, in South Africa, to work with his grandmother, who is a trader, dealing in a variety of merchandise. He started studying at University of Cape Town (UCT), majoring in Geography and Environmental Management, but when fees were raised, he took an evening position as a waiter to put funds aside for one semester, and then transferred to the University of South Africa. During this time, he started a position as a field guide at the Mountainview-Moholoholo private game reserve, working his way up to an Assistant Reserve Manager during the five years he was there. In 2013, after his final exam, he moved to <a href="http://wildtrust.co.za/celebrating-world-rhino-day-a-somkhanda-success-journey/" target="_blank">Somkhanda in Kwazulu Natal</a>, a special community-owned reserve, as an Internship Program Manager. </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqQSKxD-dlsdc-Kt84p1teHbOGcSHSOk2sW-7kZtWeoQlPi4QdsSmGj_laANr1nANtKeimWlbTy2ivnLwG83eh4B_eBpBqmDi3VOn1gxDl4FKPzPdDdHs-aRBMb2l0OyFwn8hYjkRwfVEJNNQ7yGSjtshVOJ2hJ_qFLujDvYQ2h3TuUt5GrH6_Kvpf=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqQSKxD-dlsdc-Kt84p1teHbOGcSHSOk2sW-7kZtWeoQlPi4QdsSmGj_laANr1nANtKeimWlbTy2ivnLwG83eh4B_eBpBqmDi3VOn1gxDl4FKPzPdDdHs-aRBMb2l0OyFwn8hYjkRwfVEJNNQ7yGSjtshVOJ2hJ_qFLujDvYQ2h3TuUt5GrH6_Kvpf=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Zululand community outreach and <br />homestay event (Picket is at the right)</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Finally, he interviewed with the Stanley and Livingstone Private Game Reserve in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, thus returning to his homeland. He was as an Anti-Poaching Manager in December of 2016. In early 2021, he was named a Reserve Manager. In the meantime, he registered for a Master's at Midland State University in Zimbabwe, and in 2019, went for post-graduate work to the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom in Ecological Survey Techniques for one year. In Oxford, he stayed at the home of friends: friends he had met when he was their guide, earlier in his career, in 2010.</p><p>He met his wife Mitchel (pronounced "Michelle") a few years ago, and they held a traditional marriage ceremony last year.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqWUPKUJi4R69_LF-o1cJFzc5wnJGPu0j_8rUsNq6Tetjls6OA4ExTioOwy3Okdc0PJAJGz-Mz41tgdt4Tex8AhmTgnv36V2P8KNGVk1ogmnEZ22qPREz3SOVip-n7C54gQPT2LoiNHQ7yMLrDxe4RUDgbTvUzuXT9Qe1pnNTE2bhSbaSCLpauVeiZ=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqWUPKUJi4R69_LF-o1cJFzc5wnJGPu0j_8rUsNq6Tetjls6OA4ExTioOwy3Okdc0PJAJGz-Mz41tgdt4Tex8AhmTgnv36V2P8KNGVk1ogmnEZ22qPREz3SOVip-n7C54gQPT2LoiNHQ7yMLrDxe4RUDgbTvUzuXT9Qe1pnNTE2bhSbaSCLpauVeiZ=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Black rhinos with Picket</span></td></tr></tbody></table>What especially struck me about Picket, more even than his sharp intellect and approachability, is the fact that he likes to get to know and learn from people he meets from all backgrounds. As a university student, he met South Africans from various ethnicities, and made a point to visit them in their home villages, learning some Afrikaans and Zulu along the way, as well as Ndebele (the Zimbabwean language used in the Victoria Falls region, Matabeleland; Picket's mother tongue is Shona).</p><p><br />What is his biggest passion? As an ecologist, he's very involved in the feeding behavior, breeding and safety of black rhinoceros in all the areas he worked in, starting in South Africa's Moholoholo. He recently completed a "black rhinoceros preferred browse" study, yet to be published. He currently manages a black rhinoceros breeding project in Victoria Falls and has had so far 5 rhinoceros calves born under his watch since 2015.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKF9q8og1AXdaNo7IGgYCdQhJnsFSHqK8TuYc04MpCTKTnHmQFSdzcxCaHFXh1kIeFLKO1ZH77obAgXUT1XB_QIly1tzmrK6RtL4FN1AE1JWnkgAdXNnmPYBJB5nTY70QAqpNsMGkDFpZ6rmgMSlEb9sQiZf4N7hQNVzHOBeCr8pAJJaQ_Ax1sdL0N=s3008" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ranger training in Zimbabwe" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3008" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKF9q8og1AXdaNo7IGgYCdQhJnsFSHqK8TuYc04MpCTKTnHmQFSdzcxCaHFXh1kIeFLKO1ZH77obAgXUT1XB_QIly1tzmrK6RtL4FN1AE1JWnkgAdXNnmPYBJB5nTY70QAqpNsMGkDFpZ6rmgMSlEb9sQiZf4N7hQNVzHOBeCr8pAJJaQ_Ax1sdL0N=w320-h213" title="Ranger training in Zimbabwe" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Ranger training</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Tracking is one of his skills; he shares his knowledge in the many ranger training courses that he presents. He believes that tracking is "a science and an art, it is the ability to walk with the animal in the past in the present time. It is philosophical. Eventually being able to catch up with the quarry or animal being tracked brings joy to the tracker. It is the ability to sharpen and put to test our skills as humans versus animals refined senses which have been tested over time. I enjoy tracking and it is one of my best moments when walking in the wilderness, as it involves studying all (the) finer details of markings left on the ground."<div><br /></div><div><div>Picket is also involved in the management of anti-poaching units in many wildlife protected areas in Zimbabwe. </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAcPgAMrgnOmve4lwqo8lfmI2PRTBkBZf1xPdQeh5wSTuUaxmZECp1dMYpAYiIvdF1twNdEmEe8QEjYUqGnz1J4gmvQBoWAeWC9OmREZWMsbDrPQ133LQLoM98cNpfi4HRYEQifsSjaMBQG626ePrmXbdDidWAeh2oteTzipQXHKKRqAGnnIOUcWZ0=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAcPgAMrgnOmve4lwqo8lfmI2PRTBkBZf1xPdQeh5wSTuUaxmZECp1dMYpAYiIvdF1twNdEmEe8QEjYUqGnz1J4gmvQBoWAeWC9OmREZWMsbDrPQ133LQLoM98cNpfi4HRYEQifsSjaMBQG626ePrmXbdDidWAeh2oteTzipQXHKKRqAGnnIOUcWZ0=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Picket and his ranger team</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0oUN6A_Fi986wYbGLLg8ur7IxWbdk5SD6ZteuUpMtPynaRGEHyIX2zd1BVGu0idIE73KfwFZnHGknXkNjbM2xCWCsHmr05g-VKHoPaBCj6_lIjzq93Nrl4ADsJrbW02qB0czGU703P_Ond2v83GQk8iEBS-j3_4vVjrZQAb8981Fp_9tbNzp6F8N-=s1080" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0oUN6A_Fi986wYbGLLg8ur7IxWbdk5SD6ZteuUpMtPynaRGEHyIX2zd1BVGu0idIE73KfwFZnHGknXkNjbM2xCWCsHmr05g-VKHoPaBCj6_lIjzq93Nrl4ADsJrbW02qB0czGU703P_Ond2v83GQk8iEBS-j3_4vVjrZQAb8981Fp_9tbNzp6F8N-=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Spotted thicknee* spoor</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Photo credits: 1st photo: Diane Chehab; all others: GRTTS (Game Ranger and Tracker Training Specialist PVT Ltd Company Rangers)</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">*A spotted thicknee, also called a spotted Dikkop is a ground-dwelling bird that perches on the ground as it cannot perch on a tree.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div></div>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe-17.9315803 25.8301677-73.398748571784182 -114.79483229999997 37.535587971784189 166.45516769999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-74849529512793160472021-10-14T12:09:00.388-04:002021-11-21T03:11:23.348-05:00Ashanti Design: Joyful Design and Sustainability<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGa5t2nct2f-3CZQ6aY4L5c1fCoXl2Y1R5Z45dsh5mSsuxWaLysCyNTdrzsDP5qTjl1LTIBc7VK576_j2g21iO7nYBsmpTuIHyp4YZewmDhhyphenhyphensIUH1G9Pp_rSCfvepDiQAvKoWRtyH98s/s4032/IMG_0512.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGa5t2nct2f-3CZQ6aY4L5c1fCoXl2Y1R5Z45dsh5mSsuxWaLysCyNTdrzsDP5qTjl1LTIBc7VK576_j2g21iO7nYBsmpTuIHyp4YZewmDhhyphenhyphensIUH1G9Pp_rSCfvepDiQAvKoWRtyH98s/s320/IMG_0512.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The store at Kloof Street, Cape Town</td></tr></tbody></table>One of the benefits of social media is that it showcases small businesses at a lesser cost to them than mainstream advertising. From realtors to children's clothing to handicrafts from all over the world, you can find so many wonderful small businesses. In the United States, small businesses create the majority of jobs.<p></p><p>Ashanti Design's joyful multicolored striped bean bags and ottomans stand out easily. And the items are made from recycled fabric remnants to boot! Not only does Ashanti have great designs, but it is also a business based on sustainability on many levels, and on helping people in different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa make a living.</p><p><i>Away from Africa</i> held an interview with Rob Walker, the founder of <a href="https://ashantidesign.com/" target="_blank">Ashanti Design,</a> in Cape Town, South Africa.</p><p>- How did the business get started?</p><p>We used to work with an American NGO funded by USAid and other foundations, <a href="http://ata.creativelearning.org/methodology/" target="_blank">Aid to Artisans</a> (ATA). We did a lot of work with them in Mozambique. This type of NGO doesn't always result in a sustainable system for the artisans involved. An NGO in Madagascar approached ATA to create sustainability in the fabric business. This group was interested in creating something commercially viable rather than propped up by donations. Large companies such as Zara and others have garments produced in Madagascar, and there is a lot of leftover fabric (polyester, cotton...). These offcuts of fabric come from companies that deal in what is known as "<a href="https://qualityinspection.org/cmt-cut-make-trim/" target="_blank">cut, make, and trim</a>" (CMT). A fast-fashion company sends fabric to make, for example, t-shirts, to be later distributed all over the world. What's left over, after sewing, are these offcuts of fabric. In the old days, these offcuts were burned. Then they were often sent to landfills: enormous balls. CMT factories started sending<span style="background-color: white;"> the offcuts to weavers: i</span>magine walking into a room with thousands of pieces of different fabrics: polyester, cotton... Ashanti Design offered to buy the fabric offcuts from the CMTs, on the condition that they separate the fabric into bundles of same color, same size... to make the system more manageable. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwQ5t6UgQWBGlQFr4N03Xkl5elhqNTs5Xn7vzXa8iDxs7UqaUrS_Oruxk7M2NghOGBjACw7KAZrdQilcYgasFiZlc8T2ThXTGvsqjZW098cPAA5ErtxjBa-Oi6m4wVzZVFsuJuqqTR6U/s4032/IMG_0498.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwQ5t6UgQWBGlQFr4N03Xkl5elhqNTs5Xn7vzXa8iDxs7UqaUrS_Oruxk7M2NghOGBjACw7KAZrdQilcYgasFiZlc8T2ThXTGvsqjZW098cPAA5ErtxjBa-Oi6m4wVzZVFsuJuqqTR6U/s320/IMG_0498.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>Older subsistence farmers in Madagascar, rather than work the fields, take on the job of cutting the fabric with razor blades, in progressive circles, in order to create a long strip. The strips are packed into bundles, that are then paid for by Ashanti. At this point the bundles go to weavers, who work with old-fashioned looms, and woven into sheets. We limit the size of the stripe due to the irregularity of the original fabric strips. The ensuing fabric is reminiscent of old-fashioned rag weaving, but much less chunky.<br />Because of the variety of the underlying fabrics used as "yarn," we use a heat-shrinking process and then fuse the ensuing fabric to a backing. The backing has millions of glue points, and the <a href="https://ashantidesign.com/our-fabric/" target="_blank">finished product </a>can be used for just about any purpose. <p></p><p>We now have acquired the offcut processing side of the business, in order to better control quality.</p><p>- What is your background, Rob Walker?</p><p>I am a South African; my parents immigrated from the United Kingdom. My mother worked with charity organizations, and as a child, I used to assist her. My parents were especially involved with a school for the deaf; I often worked in the workshop where furniture was made. When I was nine, I would deliver furniture with black South Africans to the mission schools. <br />I used to have another business, that I sold, and financed this business with the proceeds. <br />What I am most known for? I'm known for my swearing, and for never wearing shoes!</p><p>- What other design products does Ashanti produce?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4Y24DyrgdoH3BCPlMHFyQE6_93dRzJ2MXRAiV2IOGNLoWtF_1QJOzSZIvTjMVbLLMuC_Mu9P3ksprQBgvkuwceaZTCK69cG-lzfUORdRYSvvE9b8JGwZRI_2O1ururQuZerlU5Iud04/s4032/IMG_0504.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4Y24DyrgdoH3BCPlMHFyQE6_93dRzJ2MXRAiV2IOGNLoWtF_1QJOzSZIvTjMVbLLMuC_Mu9P3ksprQBgvkuwceaZTCK69cG-lzfUORdRYSvvE9b8JGwZRI_2O1ururQuZerlU5Iud04/s320/IMG_0504.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><p></p>In a new line of fabrics, we mix white cotton with fine natural raffia fiber. It's a higher-end fabric, but this style is becoming increasingly popular.<br /><p>We also make all-raffia-fiber fabric.<br />Another new style has interwoven threads of black in a mainly white weave.<br />Other new fabrics are tried out, some work and some don't (such as weaving with denim, in our case).</p><p>We also work in Malawi villages since nine or ten years. The then president Joyce Banda heard about our company via a South African government official. She wanted to help rural parts of her country, and also into women helping women. I went over and we developed a basket production unit. Two Malawians learned to be computer literate and operate their own businesses. It's very difficult to work out what fair pricing is when working in remote rural areas, with villagers unaccustomed to foreigners. We work out minimum monthly quantities and often pay in kind, in the products that the villagers need, such as fertilizer, blankets, pots, bicycles... In these villages, time is not money, and deadlines can be a challenge. There is no electricity in the villages, but the artisans are making lampshades, for example.<br />Originally, weaving was a man's activity, but now we have about 70% women weavers. However, the men still take their cut of the women's income.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVcQHgTu6bhgyeET50bvSEl4IX4uMPgZN_6mDNYzgNKGrR4baUHZ9Y8ptsPQo5xCoUM6dyFW0Xs1BVznunaPRFqisgHW1OQFsLeNdj_HE30bmqtV-R7-c69GU7l3IvWF7Y1NSdkFWaYY/s4032/IMG_0502.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVcQHgTu6bhgyeET50bvSEl4IX4uMPgZN_6mDNYzgNKGrR4baUHZ9Y8ptsPQo5xCoUM6dyFW0Xs1BVznunaPRFqisgHW1OQFsLeNdj_HE30bmqtV-R7-c69GU7l3IvWF7Y1NSdkFWaYY/w320-h240/IMG_0502.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p>- Why the name "Ashanti Design"? </p><p>Our former company used to be called "Tradewinds," but we chose "Ashanti Design" for this venture, which is not only the name of an African ethnic group </p><p>- Where are the objects produced? </p><p>The woven fabric is made in Madagascar and exported to South Africa, where it is made into bean bags, placemats and so much more. </p><p>- Other thoughts?</p><p>Things never go smoothly. We can't accept to mass produce for a company. We had offers from an expensive international retailer who wanted objects made of handspun cotton from Malawi, woven by disabled artisans. Due to my childhood experience, I really wanted to work on tis project, and had contacted a German company who would contribute natural dyes. The venture fell apart due to external factors.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfmksKE8YhzFy8Mvk6Kv2Pbm2rwm7tXv1VXBJiIwoRrUX0JK1FpP5SeKUcl8T5bQxFIaNiAR-Zusiv4smHAqAnogj0vr6ccxvbq0gfI8oeZRYcYQQLOOzw4PEe-1McqG8zmQrqqiU7M0/s4032/IMG_0503.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfmksKE8YhzFy8Mvk6Kv2Pbm2rwm7tXv1VXBJiIwoRrUX0JK1FpP5SeKUcl8T5bQxFIaNiAR-Zusiv4smHAqAnogj0vr6ccxvbq0gfI8oeZRYcYQQLOOzw4PEe-1McqG8zmQrqqiU7M0/s320/IMG_0503.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><br />- How is employee advancement at Ashanti Design?<p></p><p>During Covid, we were able to train two more staff members in computer systems. Locally we have about 22 team members; in the store, 2 people, including Dady Nguéma, who is originally from the DRC.</p><p>One of our new line team members, when we took over processing the offcuts, was Amina, who had prior administrative experience. After some additional training, she has been promoted to head administrative services now. We aim to promote from within as much as possible. Another employee, originally from Gabon, was a fuser, and now is dispatch manager. </p><p>We brought in several Malawi employees, from small rural villages, before Covid, to come and see what happens to their production and view the distribution center, to store who sell the finished products. </p><p>- What companies do you work with?</p><p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.nandos.com/" target="_blank">Nando's</a>, the popular South African fast food chain, is an important client. We produce custom designs for their restaurants. We've started working with <a href="https://www.localheritage.co.za/" target="_blank">Local</a>, a new market eatery in Cape Town's Heritage Square, also, producing custom lampshades.</span></p><p><b>********</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0l5g7FzIcJUfZFWFZTn1OxtjTMdQpUs5SI81IP-tc_VqHPRn6iUD-xVKkZMN4hMoTBi_mwHCD13vX5Lsh5whuXjHkFdu6bAQAOAMnFRXSdhUjzUvyAAWvAb3Q9lHwgfy3fwRvTq-gSI/s4032/IMG_0507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0l5g7FzIcJUfZFWFZTn1OxtjTMdQpUs5SI81IP-tc_VqHPRn6iUD-xVKkZMN4hMoTBi_mwHCD13vX5Lsh5whuXjHkFdu6bAQAOAMnFRXSdhUjzUvyAAWvAb3Q9lHwgfy3fwRvTq-gSI/s320/IMG_0507.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><br />The Ashanti Design retail store is currently located at 77 Kloof Street in Cape Town, but will move to the production area at the end of the year, in Paarden Eiland.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCELcqFsyAXWbE2cXqQHoLneIytvvbRa1M3VS08kF3RhW3CsuTkh4fMcaIpMyx8Zv9K5Mpw8zzDpSO7GCM712BlkvBmuU57_YjWZrOUuDdo9GYqH6q33vgtXtlvFN7l5vjq_kSV0C8ko4/s4032/IMG_0697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCELcqFsyAXWbE2cXqQHoLneIytvvbRa1M3VS08kF3RhW3CsuTkh4fMcaIpMyx8Zv9K5Mpw8zzDpSO7GCM712BlkvBmuU57_YjWZrOUuDdo9GYqH6q33vgtXtlvFN7l5vjq_kSV0C8ko4/s320/IMG_0697.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyE3hnJ3eYQoQ0TX94F0S8NKEazQWH17grB2e2l12rPdbYhEn0E2C6GYqAdziw20YvfScOIQjOcsjkhLGAuEcR5prCz9L99O9TsnPmtc3dJchbQ58w7p_5VY6WB43Ic6QTKF8A9YZgfw/s4032/IMG_0508.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="ottoman" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyE3hnJ3eYQoQ0TX94F0S8NKEazQWH17grB2e2l12rPdbYhEn0E2C6GYqAdziw20YvfScOIQjOcsjkhLGAuEcR5prCz9L99O9TsnPmtc3dJchbQ58w7p_5VY6WB43Ic6QTKF8A9YZgfw/w320-h240/IMG_0508.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>Ashanti Design on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashantidesign/" target="_blank">@ashantidesign</a><div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0Cape Town, South Africa-33.9248685 18.4240553-88.99058084219601 -51.8884447 21.140843842196013 88.736555299999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-75429360335156757272021-10-14T11:40:00.002-04:002021-10-14T11:40:26.082-04:00ESSACA in Yaounde meets with Adil Dalbai from DOM Publishers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7LaPBFcUXqH166HC1jSzW5_MoSzatCC62K117w6h3VGE2gjII9bnpbpqI8lElz8BugscipGZKj6Cl-Nc7ngJdOdPpHP07kv-8OwDeSsf4cb5ioA-aEG94YdRMWq431_ODMWMEWKjY7Q/s3024/IMG_8968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7LaPBFcUXqH166HC1jSzW5_MoSzatCC62K117w6h3VGE2gjII9bnpbpqI8lElz8BugscipGZKj6Cl-Nc7ngJdOdPpHP07kv-8OwDeSsf4cb5ioA-aEG94YdRMWq431_ODMWMEWKjY7Q/s320/IMG_8968.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The ESSACA architecture school is featured in the Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa, Cameroon chapter.</p><p>Diane Chehab and Epee Ellong, authors of <a href="https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-african-dwelling/" target="_blank">The African Dwelling from Traditional to Western Style Homes </a>coordinated the Cameroon chapter, as well as wrote several articles for the Guide.</p><p><a href="https://www.essaca-architecture.org/post/architectural-guide-sub-saharan-africa" target="_blank">Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa</a> was published on the ESSACA blog (in French).</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiC9ZC3EQFVxWek2P-stgCes8xcLe1fAHfbbiOHr5Ya25_Yl0tlH_xjulMlD7FbkRNyBQsvjIKqLxhmRRthl-bFpe-TKXlL8iBQWW3J08A-S6KB0rmlVVDrFDLdtcaiPgbmYJfkozX6o/s3024/IMG_8967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiC9ZC3EQFVxWek2P-stgCes8xcLe1fAHfbbiOHr5Ya25_Yl0tlH_xjulMlD7FbkRNyBQsvjIKqLxhmRRthl-bFpe-TKXlL8iBQWW3J08A-S6KB0rmlVVDrFDLdtcaiPgbmYJfkozX6o/s320/IMG_8967.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0Yaoundé, Cameroon3.8480325 11.5020752-76.325754063446567 -129.12292479999996 84.021819063446571 152.12707519999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-54834599982551791842021-04-24T01:31:00.001-04:002021-06-29T23:30:09.018-04:00Minneapolis Institute of Art<p> There is a photo exhibition at the MIA (Minneapolis Institute of Art):</p><p><b><i>Todd Webb in Africa: Outside the Frame</i>.</b></p><p>It's free to view <a href="https://collections.artsmia.org/exhibitions/2830/todd-webb-in-africa/room/all" target="_blank">online</a>. </p><p>As per the MIA website:</p><p class="pb-4 font-light" style="border: 0px solid rgb(225, 225, 225); box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Mia, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1rem;">This exhibition presents a recently recovered photographic series taken by American documentary photographer Todd Webb in 1958. Commissioned by the United Nations to document emerging industries and technologies in Ghana, Kenya, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Somalia, Sudan, Togo, and Tanganyika and Zanzibar (both now Tanzania), these early color photographs went largely unused by the U.N.’s publications. Their neglect or suppression by the organization mandates a closer investigation, and animates our interpretation of the images, as well as our attempts to understand Webb’s intentions in creating them. <br /> Webb’s photographs present an outsider’s view onto the social, political, and cultural dynamics on the continent at a critical period between colonialism and independence. Resisting stereotypical or exoticizing frameworks, Webb created images of countries on the cusp of change. At the same time, his photographs raise critical questions concerning photographic agency and power, racial and national privilege, and the ways in which Euro-Americans conceived modernization at a crucial period of Africa’s history.</p><p class="py-4 font-light" style="border: 0px solid rgb(225, 225, 225); box-sizing: border-box; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Mia, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem;"><span style="border: 0px solid rgb(225, 225, 225); box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Through Sunday, June 13, 2021</span></p><p><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="background-color: white;">Enjoyed this post? Never miss out on future posts by </span><span class="green-text" data-v-7f3765b3="" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://follow.it/awayfromafrica?action=followPub." target="_blank">following</a> </span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></b></span></p>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-3207811694746629092020-11-23T17:34:00.006-05:002020-11-24T13:00:26.289-05:00African foods that have no name in European languages<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f4zPu8XrMdoHeMddPH5ZkBnQFn3edo8g-yIXsaHMqUAvPpAkIyB1LVDx_DqRy00IO3g9j4TDErYIfKxwCjG4jOl-KtwBFaAy5VAysZPXF-o2Psu9xSKdGmCxXVs0QXlkVhrw7mZiH-w/s498/Sao+sur+arbre.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f4zPu8XrMdoHeMddPH5ZkBnQFn3edo8g-yIXsaHMqUAvPpAkIyB1LVDx_DqRy00IO3g9j4TDErYIfKxwCjG4jOl-KtwBFaAy5VAysZPXF-o2Psu9xSKdGmCxXVs0QXlkVhrw7mZiH-w/s320/Sao+sur+arbre.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sao on the tree in Douala</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">There were myriad consequences to colonialism in Africa, and as we know, most of the continent still hasn’t recovered. But I will leave that discussion for the experts in geopolitics and history.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the consequences is not much discussed: the vocabulary of food products, in particular of fruits, leafy greens, and vegetables.</span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-428c0ce5-7fff-cb67-eccd-318d8fafb5a3"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If an item doesn’t exist in the “West,” i.e. Europe and North America, it didn’t get a name. For years, there was little travel within the African continent. It was more expensive and convoluted to go from Douala to Dakar than from Douala to Paris. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nowadays there are many more African airlines, and even if you are on your way to Paris or London, from an African metropolis, you can make a pit stop in Addis Ababa, for example. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But if you are going to another country, and would like to eat your favorite food, how do you know if you can find it in that country? For that matter, even when you travel to another town, and you are sure that the greens you love exist there, how do you ask for it if you don’t know what it’s called?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I found out very coincidentally that what I knew as “prune” in Cameroonian French (plum), </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sao</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the Douala language, also existed in Nigeria. They resemble Italian plums, hence the nickname. In the ibiobio language, they are called </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">eben</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This is a savory, slightly oily fruit that is not eaten raw, but boiled or grilled. In Douala, when it’s in season, you will find it at sidewalk vendors, barbecuing it along with corn, to be eaten together. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sao</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are a little oily, and a little sour. They don’t keep at all: they spoil in a matter of days, so it would be very difficult to export them. I did find another name: Safou.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One word that did migrate: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">gombo</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, i.e. okra; the word traveled with Congolese slaves to America, and became the famous Louisiana soup called gumbo.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below I created an ongoing list of names of a variety of African produce and spices, as well as a few cooked dishes, in as many languages as I can obtain. I’d love it if you’d send in the name of an item in your own language, if it’s not already there, and add your country if you don’t see it. I’ll list the contributors, too, if they accept.</span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Soya, suya: grilled meat on skewers (Nigeria, Cameroon)</span></p></li></ol><br /><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maffe: peanut sauce stew (Senegal, Cameroon)</span></p></li></ol><br /><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kiling-kiling (maloukhieh in Arabic, Jew’s mallow in English) (Cameroon, Egypt) </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Note: the above is prepared so differently in Cameroon than in the Middle East that I didn’t recognize it. The Lebanese in Cameroon informed me that it was one and the same as the main feature of a beloved dish, well known in Egypt and Lebanon.</span></p></li></ol><br /><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bewole: a mild green leafy vegetable that is a bit similar to spinach (Cameroon)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ndole (Cameroon) - Bitter leaf in Nigeria. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Note: Ndole is known not only as the green: leaves from a bush, super bitter unless treated with kaolinite, but as not only the most famous dish of the Duala people, but also in the meantime it is almost like the national dish of Cameroon. It is prepared with dried tiny shrimp, groundnuts, meat, and more. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuo2YXgbsWJ0trvPkON-ComI_uHrWguAEJlTmpl3mYF3sOWqEsR_WAtWpJvNDyeQ3GCxcNGxcNkpr89Uxwd-5O1ypkr0csN2HAQ8-0H764SHjiSjxWuHkPBytwi4eiqKdF14yv6jAGhs/s1024/ndole_IMG_0546_1024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuo2YXgbsWJ0trvPkON-ComI_uHrWguAEJlTmpl3mYF3sOWqEsR_WAtWpJvNDyeQ3GCxcNGxcNkpr89Uxwd-5O1ypkr0csN2HAQ8-0H764SHjiSjxWuHkPBytwi4eiqKdF14yv6jAGhs/s320/ndole_IMG_0546_1024.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ndole leaves cooked on an open fire</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p></li></ol><br /><ol start="6" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fonio - unknown in Central Africa, as far as I know, but very well known in West Africa (Senegal, Mali). It is a little similar to Amaranth, but much faster to cook.</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Note: <a href="https://www.bonappetit.com/story/fonio-pierre-thiam" target="_blank">Chef Pierre Thiam </a>is bringing it to widespread attention in the United States..</span></p><br /><ol start="7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sao: “Official” name: Safou. A bit like the cooked version of avocado. In other Cameroonian languages: sa (Yabassi), saa (Bankon/Abo), bitoho (Babimbi), atchip (Dschang/Bamileke).</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jangsang is a spice that resembles a hard chickpea, but otherwise has nothing in common with anything European or Middle Eastern that I know. It is crushed in small quantities and added to stews for a very distinct flavor.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2olYeBBBXN1dqPgkx95MmBHRo4OCg39BOujRtAHIedqrRyBzpjn-q1MiqBvpGBIGg0cd6QaTR-fWT32ELea1ArCwkq2Rf4PCwzCT2_s8Cns4ofWejR5DckgRL0duceqOgPugYkf38KMw/s2048/IMG_9272+spice+jangsang.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2olYeBBBXN1dqPgkx95MmBHRo4OCg39BOujRtAHIedqrRyBzpjn-q1MiqBvpGBIGg0cd6QaTR-fWT32ELea1ArCwkq2Rf4PCwzCT2_s8Cns4ofWejR5DckgRL0duceqOgPugYkf38KMw/s320/IMG_9272+spice+jangsang.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jangsang spice </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eguzi (Nigeria), ngondo a singreti (Duala/Cameroon): ground dried melon seed, and the sauce made with this main ingredient.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Okazi leaves (nigeria), from a climbing vine, which makes a slimy soup; it exists in Cameroon too, probably in the South and Northwest (near Nigeria), but it may have another name.
</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fufu (Cameroon and others), putu (South Africa), sadza (Zimbabwe), ugali, posho: as per The Guardian's "<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2008/dec/12/ugali-masai-african-food" target="_blank">Hit me with your ugali stick</a>": "In much of Africa south of the Sahara the base of a meal is a flour (from ground cereals, yam or cassava root) boiled with water. Fufu, ugali, posho, mealie-meal, nsima; the name changes with region and language, but is usually translated as 'porridge'. Which isn't very accurate - proper ugali or fufu is more stodge than soup, something with a texture close to window putty." Fufu and its brethren can also be made from maize. Sometimes it is called couscous in Cameroonian French, but it's not the North African couscous. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSA0YUY2H2wmZJWt4gbM5bYFDJB1R0o8JHMhRw74N4OKjKd-KG-mskyXgoMWu4h6hlzkuvGyRlG5hW9YOl6PNG9KzQyVnTVMKT9TRH1tyYOJZLlVwFOiDuYCa-abkeNZYloyE_8Io4IlA/s2048/DSCN1244+FUFU+COOKING.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSA0YUY2H2wmZJWt4gbM5bYFDJB1R0o8JHMhRw74N4OKjKd-KG-mskyXgoMWu4h6hlzkuvGyRlG5hW9YOl6PNG9KzQyVnTVMKT9TRH1tyYOJZLlVwFOiDuYCa-abkeNZYloyE_8Io4IlA/s320/DSCN1244+FUFU+COOKING.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cooking fufu in a traditional kitchen in Abo, Cameroon</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">12. On a note related to fufu, cassava sticks in Cameroon are called miondo, and in Congo
they are chikwangue. In French they are called bâtons de manioc.</div><p></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notes:</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many thanks to contributors to this list (which will be updated with additions from the readers!): Amélie Essesse, Epee Ellong, Faith Adiele, Atim Oton, Stephie-Rose Nyot.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The vocabulary is not written with the phonetic alphabet. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The article from The Guardian was written in 2008, but it's worth perusing the comments and links. The question of Sub-Saharan food becoming mainstream/popular is on its way to being answered, thanks to the many chefs from various countries, and the internet; there is now a large contingent of Nigerian-Americans, and recipes are even being published in the New York Times, albeit apparently rather modified for American palates.
And what a great cooking blog link: <a href="http://www.congocookbook.com/" target="_blank">The Congo Cookbook</a></span></p></li></ul><br /><br /><br /></span>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-61324319369961447442020-10-13T19:06:00.002-04:002020-10-13T19:09:05.286-04:00Stop Filming Us: a movie set in the RDC<p> "Stop Filming Us" is one of the selections at the Mill Valley Film Festival this year. </p><p>It's a documentary set in the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goma" target="_blank">Goma </a>in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the shore of Lake Kivu, close to Rwanda. </p><p>It's a multi-faceted view not only of the town and its inhabitants, but also how so many Sub-Saharan Africans have to grapple with the consequences of colonization, Young Congolese discuss the need to "decolonize one's brain," and the fact that many traditions, legends, and more have already disappeared from the collective mind.<br />The issue of the multitude of foreign NGOs in Goma is also brought up.</p><p>From their <a href="https://tickets.cafilm.org/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=684882~e59f7b93-5494-4bb4-b96e-6aed676b1e8e&epguid=a2e58737-33e6-4346-ae14-6fe0b1238359&" target="_blank">website</a>:</p><p style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Screening note</strong>: This digital screening is available to view between 12:01am PT on Friday, October 9, and 11:59pm PT on Sunday, October 18, and is available to ticket buyers and passholders within the United States.</p><p style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dutch documentarian Joris Postema sets out to show life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s troubled northeast beyond the bleeding headlines of western news. What he ends up with is a stirring reflection on the complexities of cross-cultural representation. While training the lens on the former Belgian colony’s own image-makers—artists, photographers, and other filmmakers—Postema also flips the script to capture the frank, spontaneous exchanges among his largely local crew about what they should be shooting. Problems immediately arise with seemingly innocuous decisions like where they each should sit for a discussion and persist into bigger decisions like where to point the camera and who gets to ask the questions. The Congolese themselves are divided about the value of this, as they openly confess, but for Postema’s intended audience of do-gooder westerners, it’s a real eye-opener. As one crew member puts in the easiest terms imaginable, "the problem is not here with us but there with you." <a href="http://www.tv5monde.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; color: #0064cc; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">TV5Monde</a> | <strong style="border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CFI French Cinema Sponsor</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Via the Festival, you can only watch it until October 18, and have to live in the United States. However, I'm sure it is and/or will be available on other platforms.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px !important; border: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">It's a thought-provoking film, well worth the watch for all those interested in the future of the African continent.</span></p>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-88527940147487994452020-04-20T15:57:00.001-04:002020-04-20T15:57:26.371-04:00A modern fairy tale from By Kids for Kids about the Coronavirus epidemic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The By Kids For Kids podcast - usually recording in-studio stories narrated by the under 15 set, for the listening pleasure of children all over - had to quickly reconvert to doing the podcast remotely, as the entire world shelters in place to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-29474252763944195802020-03-19T17:43:00.000-04:002020-03-21T22:36:50.821-04:00Africa-centered activities while hunkering down<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You're home, you're bored.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What activities can you do that you usually don't have time for - and you have an affinity for, or a relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course we can start with the <b><span style="color: #660000;">news</span></b>. Much of it is depressing - about how many cases of Covid19 are in Africa, who passed away - all sad and frightening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However there are bright spots! Among fashion designers and tailors/sew mistresses around the world, a Rwandan designer is <a href="https://www.france24.com/fr/20200319-coronavirus-rwanda-france-mexique-des-masques-faits-maison-pour-pallier-la-p%C3%A9nurie" target="_blank">creating masks </a>made of African fabric. They are not medically approved, but at least there is a physical barrier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Other activities</b>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Submit a <b><span style="color: #660000;">film</span></b> to the <a href="https://www.mobilefilmfestival.com/" target="_blank">Mobile Film Festival</a>!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As per their site: <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828;">Founded in 2005, the Mobile Film Festival is an international Festival of short-length movies, based on an simple principle: </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit;">1 Mobile, 1 Minute, 1 Film</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828;">. </span></span><span style="background-color: #f2f3f5; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828;">And further: </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828;">The Mobile Film Festival is a </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit;">100% digital festival</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828;">, thus aiming at reaching the largest audience. Yet, its </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit;">short and creative format</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828;">, as well as the technical quality of the films, enable a </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit;">broadcasting of the films on all screens</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828;">: smartphones, computers, TVs, cinema theaters, …</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Listen to all the <b><span style="color: #660000;">music</span></b>, old and new, from Africa. These are some of my favorites:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all the old Dina Bell songs: the first one I ever heard, and learned to dance the Makossa to, is "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCCuS6VsQVE" target="_blank">yoma yoma</a>," a Cameroonian classic. I also adore his romantic songs, such as "<a href="https://youtu.be/Vv5qbAvnuRY" target="_blank">Essèlè Nika </a>"(loosely "let [me] be") - I was trying to obtain the entire text translated from Duala, and now found it in the comments! - or "<a href="https://youtu.be/QwPURVQcT_U" target="_blank">Sophie</a>." It appears that with Dina Bell, either you love his songs or you are indifferent. I love them!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A more intellectual yet popular Cameroonian singer is Toto Guillaume, one of my favorites, another makossa dance piece is "<a href="https://youtu.be/mYHf3q6I7aI" target="_blank">Mba na na é</a>" (1981).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The world-famous <a href="https://youtu.be/o0CeFX6E2yI" target="_blank">Soul Makossa</a> is from Manu Dibango.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would be remiss if I didn't mention (from the older Cameroonian set) Ben Decca, Grace Decca, Ekambi Brillant, Charlotte Mbango, Prince Eyango, André-Marie Tala, and the list goes on. Petit Pays, who's become too crude in recent years. Please feel free to enter your favorites in the comments!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Richard Bona, who is such a talented musician that I don't know where to start. He started with Harry Belafonte and now plays all over the world, including with other musicians and bands (Salif Keita, .</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I discovered <a href="https://youtu.be/G0WMGIr2CWc" target="_blank">Soraya Ebelle</a> last year, she has a wonderful voice.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And let's not forget <a href="https://youtu.be/b1jQMM9cEbY" target="_blank">Zangelewa</a>! That was the Cameroonian song that inspired Shakira's famous Waka Waka song. I watched an interview on 60 Minutes, and she never mentioned that this was not her original song!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My personal favorites from outside Cameroon</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While watching the series "<a href="http://www.anafricancity.tv/" target="_blank">An African City</a><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>*</b></span>" I heard the song "<a href="https://youtu.be/9TqExsaN-bo" target="_blank">Monkey Money</a>" sung by Lady Jaywah, which was so much fun, and funny too!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The hit in the eighties or nineties was <a href="https://youtu.be/XCXqRDb0EDM" target="_blank">Premier Gao</a>. The lyrics are worth nothing, but great for dancing.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://youtu.be/dlgESq5FAx4" target="_blank">Angélique Kidjo </a>is still going strong, well-known in the United States: she just had to cancel a concert in Carnegie Hall, along with a plethora of other musicians, such as Yemi Alade. They sang together in "<a href="https://youtu.be/JwoV1-ykm9E" target="_blank">Shekere</a>." </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And the incomparable Fela Anikulapo Kuti. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And the incomparable Miriam Makeba.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- In order to understand a little of the songs in African <b><span style="color: #660000;">languages,</span></b> learn one on <a href="https://jeparlelafrique2point0.com/" target="_blank">Je Parle L'Afriqu</a>e 2.0. At the moment the base language is French, but English will be next. Among the languages taught: Bassa (the founder's parents' language), Duala, Wolof, Bambara, Lingala, Haoussa, Yoruba, Ewe, Pulaar, and many more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Watch African <b><span style="color: #660000;">movies and TV shows</span></b>.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Above I mentioned "An African City<b><span style="color: red;">*</span></b>," a series originally on YouTube portraying 5 young professional women in Ghana. Netflix is showing an African series: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51675703" target="_blank">Queen Sono</a>. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.africanvibes.com/5-must-watch-african-movies-on-netflix-in-june-2019/" target="_blank">Movies on Netflix</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The classics by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0783733/" target="_blank">Sembene Ousmane</a>, for example Camp de Thiayoré (shattering) and so many more.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Films by Henri Duparc such as "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7txULkhKG5k" target="_blank">Le sixième doigt.</a>"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An African movie won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival (2020 has been cancelled): "<a href="https://www.africanews.com/2019/05/27/cannes-african-film-wins-grand-prix//" target="_blank">Atlantics</a>" - by a female director to boot.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sfpl.kanopy.com/product/shore-break-pondo-people-south-africa" target="_blank">The Shore Break </a>- true story set in South Africa</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Read <span style="color: #660000;"><b>novels</b></span> - here is a <a href="http://www.awayfromafrica.com/2017/05/5-english-language-novels-by-african.html" target="_blank">list of five novels</a> written by female authors I read last year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a very incomplete list, and I welcome all additions!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>* </b>Not for the young set - rather R-rated.</span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-11343765400206961212020-03-16T23:10:00.000-04:002020-03-17T18:28:11.727-04:00Mboko Lagriffe - Cameroon design goes flying<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A few years ago, I wrote about Mboko Lagriffe's "<a href="http://www.awayfromafrica.com/2016/02/Barbecuexpo-douala-art.html" target="_blank">Barbebuexpo</a>" in Douala: a novel way of organizing an art fair.<br />
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In the meantime, he has not been idle. He continued painting, organizing bi-annual Barbecuexpo art fairs, designing household items, but the big "coup" has been to win the competition for a new design on Royal Air Maroc (RAM) airplanes.<br />
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<span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">In 2016, Royal Air Maroc organized a competition, Wings of African Art, to decorate the exterior fuselage of its airplanes. The jury president was Mehdi Qotbi, head of the National Foundation of Museums of the Moroccan Kingdom, and included artists and critics of renown. There were three winners: Mboko Lagriffe from Cameroon, the Franco-Moroccan Sara Ouhaddou, and Saidou Dicko from Burkina Faso. Mboko Lagriffe also won the public vote. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Love" Royal Air Maroc plane (photo: Dayot JC)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <i>Love</i> plane in the air (photo: Guillaume Février)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting: <i>Frontières Irréelles </i>(Unreal borders)</td></tr>
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The three airplanes are in the air, currently serving Royal Air Maroc's 80-plus destinations. Kudos to RAM for this initiative. Next, a design competition for the uniforms, perhaps?<br />
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What's next for Mboko Lagriffe? He is planning to launch his home accessories line worldwide via Amazon... we hope, soon! I have 2 mugs of my own, purchased in 2016, that I guard jealously, as it's difficult for me to get new ones at the moment.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mugs, purchased in 2016.</td></tr>
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Articles in French:<br />
<a href="http://www.courrierdesafriques.net/2016/11/maroc-wings-of-african-art-a-son-trio-gagnant">http://www.courrierdesafriques.net/2016/11/maroc-wings-of-african-art-a-son-trio-gagnant</a><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-1750130578284533622019-12-20T06:06:00.006-05:002020-06-16T00:17:10.180-04:00The African Dwelling - From Traditional to Western Style Homes (McFarland, 2019) is published.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The book <i>The African Dwelling - From Traditional to Western Style Homes </i>(McFarland, 2019) is published, and available in many countries.<br />
It is the English-language version of the French-language book <i>De la case à la villa</i> (Riveneuve, 2014). However, it is not a replica: the book has been updated to reflect more current naming methodology, with some updated images, and includes an index.<br />
There are still about 200 images, in black and white.<br />
The foreword is by Jack Travis, FAIA.<br />
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It is my hope that this book will be found in universities as well as personal libraries around the world, as a resource on the evolution of housing in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as a repository for African terms that may not be easily found anymore.<br />
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Below is a gallery of additional/color photographs. I'll continue posting color photographs as time goes on.<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-78527179971948612862019-02-03T21:57:00.001-05:002019-02-03T22:02:07.760-05:00The Kraal on Instagram: an expression of African cultural pride<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few years ago, I found out that the hype about Instagram was justified. I found it to be a great platform to post photos, and it's useful for those aiming to sell a product, as I have already purchased items from several vendors seen on Instagram! And not to forget the beautiful and inspirational photos and posts from all over the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is also a platform for cultural exchange. As a person with more than a little interest in Africa, I soon started following <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.kraal/" target="_blank">@the.kraal</a>. The stated mission: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The feed covers many regions of Africa, especially Sub-Saharan. It features traditions, art, religious practices, but also known and lesser-known heroes of Africa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I often comment, but finally curiosity won out, and I reached out to find out more about the person and the motivation behind the feed. Below is my email interview.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">First of all, thank you for personally reaching out to me and for showing love since day one! I am originally from Côte d'Ivoire. I prefer to remain anonymous for now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>The Kraal </i>started a while ago. Since I was a kid, I’ve always been in books, researching, studying, and learning so all that work started a while ago. I remember putting together tons of archives about African/black history and culture into binders, which I still treasure to this day. Also, I grew in a household and in a family where all that was really important. My aunt, for example, created the National Library of Côte D’Ivoire so these genes probably helped. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Actually, I used to do something similar to the Kraal, maybe 10 years ago on Facebook but it wasn’t really organized that way, and I was still very young. Consistency wasn’t something I really knew lol. That’s when I first got the fire before the journey led me back to the point we’re at today. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now, the actual instagram feed that we know as The Kraal started as part of my MBA final project. I did media management and instead of writing a thesis, we had to build a media brand and I used The Kraal. I started this feed 2 years ago, and the first posts were about African textiles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I was waiting for that question, thank you. Words are really powerful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I grew up watching Shaka Zulu and the social organizations were called Kraal: royal Kraal, military Kraal, etc… I really love the word and what it represents; that feeling of community, union, and HOME. Also, the way the word sounds is rather catchy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now, it is true that Afrikaans is not an African language (<i>note from Away From Africa: it can be defined as an African language by now, even if the origin is European</i>) and I had a few people complaining about it. To that, I always ask; what language are you using when you communicate with me? What language do you mostly use to interact with people? How many of us, Africans, can speak, think and identify themselves at 100% within an African language? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">In our case, I think we must focus on the message rather than the messenger. When people find out that I’m really an African, they calm down... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Let me take another example. The Swastika, a symbol of good fortune, found in almost many ancient cultures & traditions. Today, it is associated with nazism and a lot of extremist groups use it. Men give things their meaning and the more people will subscribe to the definition of something, the more that definition will become the norm. Let’s just look at the evolution of language in general… I love to travel at the root of things and a word, at the end of the day, is just a more pronounced utterance of breath fashioned by the mouth and tongue. I’m an African and I resonate with the word “Kraal” without feeling like I’m not respecting my culture. I grew up with that word. I also asked a few South Africans, and I was happy to find out that, indeed, the word is part of their vocabulary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Everyone who has a genuine interest in Africa and the black world, as I like to call it. My biggest dream may be, through this platform, to have Africa and the diaspora reconnect. Let’s look at Brazil, for example, the country with the largest black population outside of Africa. How can we reconnect them to the motherland in an authentic manner and share our experiences, through storytelling? That’s the kind of question I’m asking myself. I personally don’t put The Kraal inside a box at all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I put the same energy into every post but most recently, I really enjoyed the work I did on serpent symbolism. The story of Che Guevara in Congo was also very well received.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">(<i>Note from Away From Africa: with pleasure! It's a long road.</i>)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-15908369068328495512018-11-17T19:43:00.002-05:002021-04-08T16:54:43.217-04:00Last 4 days for this Indiegogo campaign: a film on Rudolf Manga Bell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-70014712810281676052018-08-28T20:55:00.003-04:002018-08-28T20:55:52.804-04:00Vickie Fremont brings her art to Harare<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Belatedly, a post about Vickie Fremont's exhibition at <a href="http://www.hifa.co.zw/" target="_blank">HIFA</a> in Harare, Zimbabwe.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">This exhibition took place from May 1 to May 6, 2018, under the title “Birds of
Freedom”, as part of the 18th edition of the Harare International Festival
of the Arts (HIFA), which will run under the theme “We Count”.
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Vickie Frémont , as we know from various articles and blog posts, "has been conducting workshops around the
world, using a hands-on approach for the transformation of rejects or trash into useful
everyday objects. Her workshops... take place
in schools, community centers, universities, and even in commercial malls. They include
lectures on the destructive effects that trash of every kind has on the environment and on
climate change.
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The Bank Street School for Children, The Henry Street Settlement in New
York City, Community Works, and numerous museums, libraries, and public and private
schools" (from the HIFA press release). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">And may we add that she has been on at least two tours of <a href="http://www.awayfromafrica.com/2012/05/vickie-fremont-return-to-peru.html" target="_blank">Peru</a> for the Alliance Française?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The show “Birds of Freedom” included: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS; font-size: 12pt;">A map of Africa, a<b> </b>map of Cameroon</span><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">, a country where more than 130 dialects
are spoken: showing the country’s rivers and
borders embroidered with trade beads, many of which have been used in the slave trade, l</span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 12pt;">arge puppets representing some African countries with their traditional
textiles (Cameroon, Mali, Kenya, Congo), and </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700;">Birds and their nests: </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 12pt;">artworks similar to the puppets using recycled materials, in which beads, fabrics and recycled materials such as coat hangers, CDs, old rags,
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">"The show Birds of Freedom is about the connection between continents, and the waves of
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symbolize the movement, the migration, and the central nests are the guarantee that a
return home is always possible.
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Vickie left Africa many years ago, Africa has not left her." (from the press release)</span><br />
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Introductory <a href="http://www.awayfromafrica.com/2010/10/vickie-fremont-new-york-africa-artist.html" target="_blank">Away From Africa</a> post about Vickie.<br />
More <a href="http://www.awayfromafrica.com/2013/11/cameroon-puppets.html" target="_blank">African puppets </a>by Vickie.<br /><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><a href="http://vickiefremont24.wixsite.com/arts/single-post/2015/05/07/My-hands-my-tools">http://vickiefremont24.wixsite.com/arts/single-post/2015/05/07/My-hands-my-tools</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tel. +1 212 283 70 72 </span></span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 16px;">USA</span><br />Email: <span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">myhandsmytools@gmail.com
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-50729224856828128192018-08-22T16:22:00.005-04:002018-08-22T16:22:57.937-04:00Atelier Lilikpó: Sika Viagbo, Parisian mosaic decor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Viaduc des Arts in the twelfth arrondissement in Paris now houses cafés and chic shops, including the <a href="http://atelierlilikpo.com/" target="_blank">Lilikpó</a> workshop managed by Sika Viagbo.<br /><br />
Walking by, the first thing you notice is the originality and the beauty of the creations through the store window.<br />
<br />It's a workshop visible from the street: the designer, Sika Viagbo, works on her creations in front of passersby eyes.<br />
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<br /><br /><br />Before starting her own company, she worked with Pierre Mesguich (Paris), an internationally known mosaic designer, who has worked all over the world. Sika also interned separately in Tokyo and in China.<br />
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The company's name means "cloud" in Ewé, one of the languages spoken in Togo, where her parents immigrated from. Her own design influences are multicultural, inspired by her travels and experience.<br />
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How did Sika get started in this profession? <br />She grew up in Vitry sur Seine, a Paris<br />
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suburb. As a music major at the University of St. Denis Paris 8, she discovered the art of mosaic making, and at first made it into her hobby. One of her friends saw her work, and put in an order for decor for a relative's hairdressing salon. At that junction, Sika decided to make it her profession.<br />
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After interning at Pierre Mesguich, she studied architecture for two years, in order to better understand interior design construction sites, as her main customers are architects, interior designers, and decorators. At the outcome of these two years, she opened her own workshop.<br />
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Her inspiration? Fashion, textiles, embroidery, art exhibitions... everything in her surroundings... it is hard to pinpoint exactly what influences the final product.<br />
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WIshing Sika and Lilikpò all the best, competing in one of the world's design capitals, Paris!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sika and the architect Amélie Essesse</td></tr>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0Paris, France48.856614 2.352221900000017748.6894645 2.0294984000000178 49.0237635 2.6749454000000177tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-77838218431767168472018-01-01T05:07:00.003-05:002018-11-29T00:32:00.576-05:00Fashion: Made in Africa - Zuri's "One Dress"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Thanks to the internet, and the global economy, Made in Africa fashion is becoming more mainstream than ever before.<br />
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Two partners had a hit on their hands when they designed and produced one simple dress, in a variety of African print fabrics: <b>Zuri. </b>The company has been featured in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2017/04/25/t-magazine/zuri-a-brand-of-colorful-dresses/s/25tmag-zuri-slide-OHTH.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a> and the <a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/style/article/The-sisterhood-of-Zuri-s-globe-trotting-dress-12273961.php?utm_" target="_blank">San Francisco Chronicle</a>, among other publications.<br />
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<a href="http://shopzuri.com/" target="_blank">Zuri</a> has a brick and mortar shop in New York City, but San Francisco residents got a first taste at the pop up shop, in October 2017.<br />
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The dresses' reputation caught the attention of Eden Stein, owner of <a href="https://www.secessionsf.com/" target="_blank">Secession Art and Design</a>. Usually only local designers are featured, but her customers were clamoring for the dresses.<br />
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In her words:<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> "<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I was at a gala for <a href="http://concretefancy.blogspot.com/2017/08/artspan-brings-art-to-san-franciscos.html" target="_blank">Artspan</a>, mingling with 800 emerging and established artists, when I saw artist <a href="http://www.studiosoad.com/" target="_blank">Soad A. Kader</a> in her Zuri dress. I beelined to give her a compliment. She told me about a pop up they were doing that weekend in SF. I went and instantly connected with the designers. This wearable art gem is the perfect dress buttoned or easy as a coat over a more casual look. One dress that fits so many women is helping create a sustainable economy in Kenya for the Zuri production team. I feel honored to be their first store in San Francisco. This is a great way to connect our local design community with what is happening globally."</span></span><br />
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The dresses initial conception was through Sandra Zhao, who needed to travel in Africa with clothing that would be comfortable, stylish, yet easy to pack.<br />
She later met Ashleigh Miller, who was taken with the concept of comfort + style (she was pregnant at the time), and they partnered to create the business.<br />
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A short interview with Sandra and Ashleigh:<br />
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- <i>How do you choose the fabrics? </i><br />
We select our fabrics based on a couple of factors: 1) quality of the material (we try to select material that we know to be colorfast, 100% cotton, and preferably unwaxed finish for a more natural swing when worn); 2) design: we pick what we love! We try and pay attention to seasonality in the United States, but in general, we just pick the prints we like. There are SO many to choose from; it's a serious exercise in filtering, but luckily we have the same taste, so we agree on pretty much everything. Additionally, if a customer writes to us, and says there is a color or print they'd love to see, we always keep my eyes open to make sure we get it for them (for everyone who writes, we assume there are others who feel the same way).<br />
- <i>How do you handle production with local tailors?</i><br />
We have worked with a couple different ethical manufacturing partners who do our bulk production here in Kenya. They're amazing! We are really proud of the impact they have on the local communities, as well as (of course) the quality of their work. We also work with a tailor here in Nairobi who has been our rock through this whole process. She got us started and helped us push through our first flood of orders; she's been our advisor, our champion (and sometimes, our psychologist...). We still work with her team to do our prototypes for new products before having the digital pattern made.<br />
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- <i>How many people earn a livelihood thanks to Zuri?</i><br />
We are currently working with 32 tailors and cutters to produce our dresses. Additionally, we buy huge amounts of fabric every 3 weeks from about 20 independent <i>kitenge</i> dealers in Tanzania. We have a couple of point people there who source for us between trips, and then of course the baskets, shukas, our motorbike ("boda boda") team for local deliveries, etc. I'd say we probably fully support 40 people, and Zuri is a major part of the monthly income for another 20 people.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">- Zuri opened a San Francisco store on Fillmore Street in September, for at least 4 months.</span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #4b4f56; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">- Secession Art & Design hosted a pop-up for clothing designers </span><a data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1424673727561798&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A616401288709896%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/shopzurikenya/" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px; text-decoration-line: none;">Zuri</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #4b4f56; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;"> on Friday, March 30, 4-8pm. Designers Ashleigh and Sandra had recently spent time in Africa, choosing new fabrics for spring and meeting with their makers. They told the stories behind what it's like to work globally and create a fair-trade "one dress" that looks good on so many women. #JustOneDress </span></b><br />
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Without any pretense at philosophy or economics, Made in Africa is slowly but surely on the rise, with both "born in Africa" and foreign designers. In the specific case of fashion and the clothing industry, it is important that local professionals continue to be employed, as their livelihood has been reduced though imports of donated clothing from the Western world, as well as Chinese imports (it was sad to see that the "daishiki" fabric popular in the sixties and seventies is now polyester, made in China). The future, hopefully, will bring ever larger operations to the continent, and renewed confidence in the capacity of local industries.<br />
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A previous <i>Away From Africa</i> blog post about fashion and clothing in Africa: <a href="http://www.awayfromafrica.com/2010/08/traditional-and-contemporary-dress-from.html">http://www.awayfromafrica.com/2010/08/traditional-and-contemporary-dress-from.html</a><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0Nairobi, Kenya-1.2920659 36.821946199999957-1.5460584000000002 36.499222699999955 -1.0380734 37.144669699999959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-62460811943752844932017-10-26T22:14:00.004-04:002017-10-27T13:54:41.842-04:00Fare thee well, Boukary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Boukary Konaté</b>, 1977 (?) - September 2017<br />
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He left us much too soon.<br />
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Around early 2009, as I was still new on Twitter, I looked for Africa-centric communities and found <a href="https://twitter.com/globalvoices" target="_blank">Global Voices</a>, and then <a href="https://twitter.com/ClaireInParis" target="_blank">Claire Ulrich</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/annagueye" target="_blank">Anna Gueye</a>, and finally <a href="https://twitter.com/fasokan" target="_blank">Boukary Konaté</a> from Bamako, Mali.<br />
We became quite friendly - albeit online - and I admired his desire to further his own education as well as promote and safeguard Malian culture, and bring the internet to rural areas. A group of his online friends, led by <a href="http://www.firstworldmusic.org/" target="_blank">First World Music</a>'s Akenataa Hammagaadji, in New York, sent him a solar backpack for that purpose.<br />
Boukary was a teacher in a Bamako high school. He wrote one of the rare blogs in Bambara, in fact one of the rare blogs in any African language in general: <a href="https://fasokan.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Fasokan</a>. The blog won a Bobs (Best of the Blogs) award in 2012.<br />
In 2014, he created a blog and Facebook page called "<a href="https://quandlevillagesereveille.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Quand le Village se réveille</a>" (When the village awakes), that showcased traditions from all around Mali: ceremonies, objects, proverbs, and more. The last post in the blog was in January 2017; on the Facebook page, in June.<br />
When I needed photos for my 2010 <a href="http://www.awayfromafrica.com/2010/08/traditional-and-contemporary-dress-from.html" target="_blank">blog post on African attire</a>, "Traditional and contemporary dress in Africa," he sent me photos from Mali. I had already written about him earlier on the now defunct site, Sosauce.com.<br />
These past years, we were less often in touch; however, I saw that he appeared to be doing well in his endeavors. And then, I came upon the GoFundMe page (from <a href="http://philintheblank.net/" target="_blank">Phil Paoletta</a>), and discovered the terrible news that he had liver cancer, at first misdiagnosed as an ulcer.<br />
Studies show that liver cancer is <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15.9991px;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2293/" target="_blank">one of the leading cancer types in men and women</a> in Sub-Saharan Africa.</span> A silent death sentence that is usually discovered too late. We can only pray that this illness will soon not be taking so many Africans.<br />
Phil raised enough funds to take Boukary to Tunisia for an operation. However, once there, they found out that it was impossible to operate on his liver. Boukary was brought back to Mali, where he passed away shortly after.<br />
He was so sick that he was unable to write anymore; Phil Paoletta wrote, in his name, that he appreciated all that had been done for him, from his friends all over the world.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here are a few more tributes to Boukary</span></i>:<br />
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<a href="http://sahelien.com/en/in-memoriam-for-boukary-konate-the-best-among-us/" target="_blank">In memoriam : for Boukary Konaté, the best among us</a><br />
(In French: <span style="font-family: "pt serif" , "georgia" , "times" , serif; font-weight: inherit;"><a href="http://bouba68.mondoblog.org/2017/09/18/in-memoriam-boukary-konate-mali/" target="_blank">In memoriam : pour Boukary Konaté, le meilleur d’entre nous</a>)</span></div>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-65198378911725248052017-05-17T23:21:00.000-04:002017-05-18T17:12:11.323-04:00The CFAO - an Interview with Cameroon Technology Director, Joël Roux<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thanks to the professional social networking platform, LinkedIn, I connected with Joël Roux, General Director of CFAO Technology Cameroon. Later, during a stay in Douala, I had the pleasure of meeting him in person.<br />
Many of us wonder about the information technology and especially web access capacity of Sub-Saharan Africa. A while back, I wrote about <a href="http://www.awayfromafrica.com/2012/07/ibm-in-africa.html" target="_blank">IBM in Africa</a> but was still searching for more in-depth information.<br />
Mr. Roux kindly accepted my request for an interview. Of course, he, also, is bound by his organization's confidentiality clauses, but he offered some additional insight.<br />
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<i>First of all, what is CFAO and its history?</i><br />
Formerly known as SCOA, the company was founded in 1881 in St. Louis, Senegal. It used to be a trading company between Africa and France. It was renamed CFAO in 1887.<br />
In the meantime the company grew to be a multinational conglomerate represented in 34 African countries, 7 French overseas territories, Vietnam and Cambodia. Over 12,000 staff members work in 145 operational units. Currently 97% of the capital is held by the Toyota Tsusho Corporation.<br />
CFAO includes several branches: automobile equipment, pharmaceutical products distribution, plastic industries, retails (in a joint venture with Carrefour), and<br />
CFAO Technology.<br />
CFAO Technology covers technology integration, consulting, information services and network management. CFAO Technology Cameroon built several data centers in Cameroon.<br />
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<i>Joël Roux's background </i>Mr. Roux started working at CFAO in February 2004 as General Director of the Senegal Technology subsidiary. After two years in Senegal, he spent three years in Ivory Coast, and five years in Algeria. He has been working in Cameroon for the past three years.<br />
Prior to his CFAO positions, he worked at Cisco and Unisys.<br />
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<i style="text-align: justify;">Cameroon's Internet access </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">The latest estimates of Cameroon's population state 24 million. 21% accesses the internet (around 5 million people).</span><br />
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Comparatively to other Sub-Saharan French-speaking countries, Senegal's internet access is around 50.7% of a population of 14 million people, and about 30% in Ivory Coast, a country that has a similar GDP to Cameroon. Cameroon appears to be lagging behind, however, in the past five years the percentage doubled. Smartphones are becoming more easily affordable; this fact coupled with better 3G and 4G availability have boosted internet access.<br />
Cameroon currently has four cellphone service providers: Camtel, Orange, MTN, and Nexttel. They cover much of the territory. There are multiple special offers, and prices are getting lower; access is improving thanks to fiber optic lines in the larger cities. All points towards great improvement in digital access. <br />
Information technology and telecommunications should see more rapid improvement, thanks to the above factors, as well as the fact that Cameroon currently boasts good local technical colleges, that will bolster the labor pool in these specialized fields.<br />
The situation in North Africa differs for several reasons:<br />
- The GDP is higher<br />
- Internet penetration is 44% in Morocco, 46% in Algeria and in Tunisia<br />
- Mobile digital access developed faster<br />
- Many call centers serving Sub-Saharan Africa are located in distant countries. In Morocco, however, these centers are increasingly located within its territory.<br />
Ever since smartphone usage became more common, internet access grew along the same curve as the sales of smartphones. All over the world, it is easier to access the internet through a mobile device than via a computer.* <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In Joël Roux's opinion, mobile telephone access has been the most important factor in Morocco's more rapid growth of information technology and telecommunications in comparison to Sub-Saharan Africa, but there is also the important role played by the Moroccan population's higher purchasing power.</span></span><br />
In Cameroon, as elsewhere in the world, cloud storage utilization is becoming increasingly commonplace. Since several years, many banks and other large companies use online services for their information technology. In 2016 we started observing the emergence of Microsoft's Office 365. <br />
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To store large data files, it has become more affordable to use online storage systems such as Box, Dropbox, or similar, rather than invest in local servers. As soon as an organization has efficient internet access, it becomes more cost-effective for them to use an on-demand storage service. It must be however noted that some "sensitive" information needs to be stored in-country, such as financial data. In Africa, these data residency laws already exist in Algeria and in Tunisia, and are in preparation in Cameroon, among other countries. <br />
Senegal is already creating local data centers and Cameroon will most probably follow.<br />
<i>CFAO's future</i><br />
CFAO has been in operation for over 160 years, and has evolved alongside technology and adapted to the reality of each country it is working in and using the most efficient technology possible to improve operations.<br />
Markets are increasingly joining the "shared economy." CFAO Technology will continue to improve its digital tools and resources in order to remain a leader in the fields it covers.<br />
As mentioned above, Central Africa is evolving at a rapid clip. The region's countries are all installing fiber optic lines in order to improve broadband access at a cheaper rate. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Cameroon created an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in order to improve the speed of communications and lessen the distances covered. It was inefficient and illogical for a message going from Douala to a user in Yaounde to go through Europe or the United States. Ever since the IXP was set up, financed by the Cameroonian government, all intra-Cameroonian messages remain in Cameroon; and thanks to improved access and the IXP, cloud storage is much more in use.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is our hope that local digital providers will continue improving service in the entire territory as well as decreasing consumer costs</span></span>, so that more and more Cameroonians can access the internet. It is proven that increased internet access encourages economic growth. For many years,<span style="color: #e06666;"> </span><span style="color: #e06666;">current thinking</span> was that better content would drive higher usage of the internet. Joël Roux's personal opinion is that improved, and cheaper, internet access will bring the consequence of more young people creating tools better adapted to local needs.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Joël Roux's comments above demonstrate his optimism relative to the future of the African continent, its young population. The capacity to accelerate development will increase with the tool of online access, that breaks international barriers, and can create unexpected innovation</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The development of information technology must go through improvements in smartphones, which are often more powerful than small computers. Mobile devices are more accessible to the general population, are always connected, and although their storage capabilities are limited, cloud storage offers a remedy.</span><br />
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We now live in an information era that knows no borders, no color, and no religion, offering us the prospect of forming a universal family.<br />
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* The situation is similar in low-income neighborhoods in the United States, which is one of the reasons behind the <a href="http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/about/press/pr-2016/NYCHAS-Digital-Vans-Win-National-Award-For-Excellence-20160829.page" target="_blank">Digital Van</a> program at NY City Housing Authority, as it is difficult to write a resume on a smartphone, to take one example. The vans offer laptop and printer/scanner use and wireless internet access to residents of lower-income New York City communities.<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0Douala, Cameroon4.0510564 9.76786870000000823.7976284000000002 9.4451452000000078 4.3044844 10.090592200000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-22359486690754665342017-05-06T18:41:00.002-04:002020-03-26T12:36:23.141-04:00Five English-language novels by African women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
These past months, I read five novels, all written in the last ten years by African women from different English-speaking countries/regions.<br />
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<i>Americanah</i> by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Knopf Doubleday, 2013)<br />
<i>Ghana Must Go </i>by Taiye Selasi (New York Penguin Press, 2013)<br />
<i>Behold the Dreamers</i> by Imbolo Mbue (Penguin Random House, 2016)<br />
<i>Homegoing</i> by Yaa Gyasi (Penguin Random House, 2016)<br />
<i>The Book of Memory</i> by Petina Gappah (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016)<br />
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They were all interesting and engrossing, and cover a large swath of issues, especially the relationship between Africa and the United States of America (more directly in three of the novels).<br />
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<i>Americanah</i> and <i>Ghana Must Go</i> both feature protagonists who live and/or have lived in the United States and in their African home country, in the United States for a long enough time to have enjoyed American success stories. <i>Americanah</i> describes especially well the tensions in the relationships: between Africans from the recent diaspora and African-Americans, between blacks and whites, between African returnees to the "homeland" and those who never left.<br />
<i>Behold the Dreamers</i>, on the other hand, stars an immigrant family yearning for the American dream, and the lengths to which an immigrant will go to hold on to this goal.<br />
<i>Homegoing</i> was one of my personal favorites, although not all may concur with me. It weaves together the story of two branches of a family - one remains in Africa, the other, through slavery, ends up in the United States.<br />
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I thank Dr. <a href="https://www.cca.edu/academics/faculty/fadiele" target="_blank">Faith Adiele, Professor of African Literature</a> at the California Center for the Arts, for introducing me to several of the books, and on clarifying the academic viewpoint on these novels.<br />
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Yaa Gyasi at the CCA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The author of <i>Homegoing</i>, Yaa Gyasi, autographing<br />
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New York Times article: May 8, 2017: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/t-magazine/yaa-gyasi-toyin-ojih-odutola.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: graphik-xcond-normal-600, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">A Portrait of the Artist as a Young African Immigrant</a><br />
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Update! Oprah Winfrey selected <i>Behold the Dreamers</i> for her <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2017/06/26/oprah-picks-debut-novel-behold-the-dreamers-for-book-club/103197042/" target="_blank">book club</a>.<br />
Another update in 2020: The Vilcek Foundation rewarded Yaa Ngasi: <a href="https://vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/yaa-gyasi/">https://vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/yaa-gyasi/</a><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-14242995512427636232016-12-09T20:21:00.003-05:002018-05-14T01:11:45.519-04:00Professor Mark Dike DeLancey, DePaul University<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mark Dike DeLancey is an Associate Professor of History of
Art and Architecture and Director of the Islamic World Studies Program at DePaul
University in Chicago, Illinois (USA). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He wrote an article within the Cameroon chapter of a
soon-to-be-published book about African Architecture (DOM Editions), which is
how I heard of him (I had written and compiled information for the chapter). As
I got to know him via Facebook, I became curious about his background, as he appeared to have extensive ties to Africa in general and Cameroon in particular, beyond his academic specialty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. DeLancey was born in South Carolina, USA. His family
moved to Cameroon when he was two years old, in 1975. Both mother and father
were Professors of African Studies; as Dr. DeLancey recounts it: “They became
interested in Africa as a result of being stationed in Buguma for 2 years with
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Six months later, the family returned to South Carolina,
where Professor DeLancey Senior (the father) was a professor at the University of South Carolina
in Government and International Studies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">in 1980, the family moved to Yaoundé (Cameroon) where Dr. DeLancey’s
father taught at the University of Yaoundé for a year on a Fulbright grant, before
returning again to South Carolina. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In 1985, his parents divorced, and the two younger children (in 1978, a younger sister, Elise Deeqa, was born) lived with their mother in Mogadishu, Somalia, and later in Cairo, Egypt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After graduating from high school, Dr. DeLancey attended
Oberlin College in Ohio, USA, a well-regarded liberal arts college. It was
quite the change for him to live in a colder climate, in a small town of 9,000
inhabitants, after living in the teaming metropolis of Cairo, with 12-15
million denizens!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He majored in Combined Studio Art/Art History, after
spending another year in Cairo, this time at the American University of Cairo
(AUC) studying Arabic and Islamic Art, and taking full advantage of being able
to visit the buildings and art he was studying, even speaking with the
caretakers! Upon his return to Oberlin, the department chair, seeing the work
he had accomplished in Cairo, urged him to continue on the art history path.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">At that time, very few people were researching Islamic art
in Sub-Saharan Africa (those who were: Rene Bravmann and Labelle Prussin); also
Professor DeLancey was eager to find a path back to Cameroon, where Islam is
practiced in northern Cameroon and part of West Cameroon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harvard was one of the rare schools to have a graduate
program, with tenured professors, in both Islamic and African Art. He was
accepted at Harvard in 1996 for the PhD program, and it was there that he
attended his first African art class.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In 1999 he went to scout out Cameroon research locations,
traveling from Maroua to Ngaoundere, and decided that Ngaoundere would be his home
base, due to climate and ease of contact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In late 1999 he did archival research in France, Germany, and
Switzerland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He returned to Cameroon in early January 2000 for
a year, living in the Peace Corps house for a few months, until renting a flat
in the Quartier Bamoun neighborhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His research was focused
on the palace at Ngaoundere for the first six months, to attain an in-depth
sense of one important palace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
also a great place to work due to the presence of the University of Ngaoundere,
the only university in the Grand North at the time, and the presence of
Ngaoundere-Anthropos; the latter was a joint University of
Ngaoundere/University of Tromso research institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Important players in this project were Lisbet
Holtedahl from Tromso, Eldridge Mohammadou at Maiduguri, and Hamadou Adama and
Gilbert Taguem Fah from University of Ngaoundere, amongst others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z2KUM2AZ9k1BnAd2Bb9rLhizAq_4IcoYDgKEagI32BV9jPtR1En6VpiMQkt3u2mZ8JUORztvhJZxj9Fq21z4fzZ9RNT47ShHuX5QopWvE_m0gun_8DuIKKX9O_PA5vDWbp_J-0ahFMY/s1600/Palace+Architecture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z2KUM2AZ9k1BnAd2Bb9rLhizAq_4IcoYDgKEagI32BV9jPtR1En6VpiMQkt3u2mZ8JUORztvhJZxj9Fq21z4fzZ9RNT47ShHuX5QopWvE_m0gun_8DuIKKX9O_PA5vDWbp_J-0ahFMY/s1600/Palace+Architecture.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was a complex place to work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was at least attuned to life in the north
and the concerns of a Lamidat. The last six months he spent traveling almost
continuously to 14 palaces, going out for several weeks and then returning home
for a few days before heading out again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had no vehicle, so all travel was by minibus, bush-taxi, moto, or
riding on the tops of lorries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After returning to Harvard in 2001, he completed his PhD in 2004.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">His book on palace architecture was published this year: <a href="http://www.brill.com/products/book/conquest-and-construction" target="_blank">Conquest and Construction, Palace Architecture in Northern Cameroon</a> (Brill, 2016).</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Teaching
Career<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In June 2003 he had his first position teaching art history
at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. In 2006 he moved to DePaul
in Chicago, which boasts a more research-oriented environment, museums with
African art, and colleagues at DePaul, Northwestern, University of Chicago and more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dr. DeLancey teaching at DePaul University</span></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Work
in progress<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the past few years Professor DeLancey took an alternate
research interest in calligraphy and manuscripts in Mauritania.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This interest came of a chance encounter with
professor emeritus of history from the University of Illinois, Charles Stewart,
who recently published a two-volume text on Mauritanian manuscripts, which he
has worked with for several decades now, but largely as historical documents
rather than as aesthetic objects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Professor DeLancey is also working on an article on the
palace of King Njoya, Sultan of the Bamoun (West Cameroon), which he hopes to
publish in 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Languages
learned<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As a child in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Professor DeLancey started
learning French at the American School. He started learning Arabic at AUC and
continues taking classes on a regular basis to perfect his knowledge of the
language. To gain better understanding during his research on North Cameroon
palace architecture, he started learning some Adamawa Fulfulde. This language
is related to Pulaar, the dialect of Fulfulde spoken in western Africa: as in
much of Senegal, Guinea… (Adamawa Fulfulde is grammatically simpler and incorporates
much Hausa and Kanuri vocabulary.) He also took an intensive German language
class at Harvard in 2001.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And... on his personal relationship with Africa... "</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">t's a
part of me from the very beginning ... or I'm a part of it. When I fly into
Douala and see all that lush greenery below, I get that same joy anticipation
of returning as I do going back to SC. The humidity, smells, sounds, food all
trigger that deep sense of belonging."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><b>Watch</b>: A <a href="https://vimeo.com/200838269?ref=tw-share" target="_blank">video</a> of Professor DeLancey with his students, at the DePaul Art Museum.</o:p></span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.62979819999998241.4995241 -88.275245199999986 42.256703099999996 -86.984351199999978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-77985779357936774892016-05-22T17:04:00.001-04:002016-05-22T17:04:35.568-04:00Interview sur Afrique Media - 2016<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrDUYUsSuNk" width="480"></iframe>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-39593699392891304052016-02-11T15:38:00.000-05:002016-02-16T07:02:40.507-05:00Barbecuexpo - Cameroon-style art gathering<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Contemporary visual art is
not only to be found in the upper scale neighborhoods of Douala. Désiré
Pemeyeke, alias Mboko Lagriffe, recently held an art gathering in an out of the
way neighborhood – in fact, so out of the way that we got lost trying to find
it, and I was with a person who knows Douala’s meandering streets by heart. The
gathering is named <i>Barbecuexpo</i>: no wine and cheese for Cameroonians! Grilled
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The setting was humble – a
courtyard with a dirt floor – but one large wall was covered with the creations
of several local artists, including the host himself; and an assortment of
fabric bags, mugs, clothing, a table made with old tires, and sandals; packaged
hot sauce, and a fruit smoothie stand held by a young lady named Eugénie. Mind you, this is not a country where there are a lot of smoothies, even less with beet juice included!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Despite the distance from
“Main Street, Douala” – not that we have a Main Street, with about 4 million
inhabitants – there was a diverse mix of guests, including a contingent of
American teachers from the American School.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It was a very pleasant
afternoon, and there were some wonderful inexpensive gift items for around $20;
paintings/collages were sold at the price of 150000 FCFA (less than $300) each.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In case you wish to order
something – you can reach Mboko Lagriffe at <a href="mailto:mlagriffe@yahoo.fr">mlagriffe@yahoo.fr</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(And no, I don’t get a percentage of sales!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">From Douala: </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Maurice </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Tchinda,
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">From Buéa: Nassako, Max Lyonga,
Christian Penn Tang, Boris Peter Kopala, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Samuel</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Njomke. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Table and sandals created by Christian
Penn Tang.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Below photos of some of the art and gift items. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage by Ginette Daleu, 2011<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting/collage by Mboko Lagriffe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting by Maurice Tchinda</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mixed media - Christian Penn Tang</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Table made with recycled tires - and sandals (separate) <br />
by Christian Penn Tang</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mixed media - Stéphane Eloundou</td></tr>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.com0Douala, Cameroon4.0510564 9.76786870000000823.7976284000000002 9.4451452000000078 4.3044844 10.090592200000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705986210135624585.post-90027889329682849292016-02-07T11:07:00.002-05:002016-02-16T07:03:44.391-05:00West Cameroon - festive traditional dress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Women dancing in celebration, wearing matching "kabas"</td></tr>
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In December, I was invited to a weekend of festivities in Bamendjou, West Cameroon. The occasion was the honoring of my friend, Jeanne Ntopa, to the title of Mafeu. This title appears to have been the title for the Queen Mother, but as I understood it, can now be given to women who have done much good to their community and thus are elevated to Queen Mother status.<br />
Among the Bamileke from the region called the Grasslands by the German colonialists, there are many (related) languages. Thus the language spoken in Bamendjou is only barely understood by our Mafeu's own spouse, who is from the Dschang area. I understood nothing at all on the first day; however, I could sense the joy and pride during the Mafeu's neighborhood community celebration.<br />
On the second day, the Bamendjou traditional chief, in this title since over 60 years, spoke in French as he acknowledged the fact that there <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mafeu with to her left, the Bamendjou Chief.</td></tr>
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were several visitors from other areas - whether next door Dschang, or far away United States, via Douala! He is an especially fascinating person, as he speaks perfect cultured French, but I was informed that he had not attended formal school and is self-taught.<br />
Beyond the wonderful traditional architecture, I was fascinated by the array of colorful outfits worn by both men and women. Below an assortment...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Bamendjou Museum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indigo outfit - including the bracelets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indigo and beads outfit</td></tr>
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we still need to keep in touch!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kaba, originally brought by Christian <br />
missionaries to Douala, is now worn all over Cameroon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Prince consort"... Bernard Ntopa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bamendjou queens with a guest, in front of the palace.</td></tr>
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