This blogpost is written by François Abuka Balabala Alumesa, David Kopa wa Kopa & Birgit Ricquier. Please cite as: Abuka Balabala Alumesa, François, David Kopa
Names used in the text are pseudonyms. Terms in italic are emic expressions, and if not in French they are in KiLokele. It’s Saturday, 19
*the words in italics are in Lingala, those with an asterisk (*) are in KiMbole Ngoyangoya. The impressive hydrography of the Congo basin and the
* names with an asterisk are pseudonyms We arrive at the nganda (fishing camp) of Likau around 9.30 am, together with Michel (the commander of
In August 2023, the Kisangani-based research team consisting of Victor Yaaya (Sociology, Unikis), Justin Boende (Anthropology, Unikis), Lajoie Vutseme (Anthropology, Unikis), Emmanuel Makoka (Philosophy, Unikis)
The present blog post is an appendix to the article published in the UNESCO World Report (read here, pages 361-367) and compiled by the same