* 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 conference invites scholars in anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, history, and related disciplines to a joint reflection on social, linguistic and material differentiations and interactions marking
Picture: Placing of the fish trap with spring Lisombo (Mbole Yaima), village of Yamboka, Opala territory, Tshopo, RDC. Photo: Victor Yaaya, June 2023. The impressive
From March 2021 to December 2022, David Kopa wa Kopa of the BANTURIVERS team and Nicolas Mombaya Liwila, Emmanuel Ngbanga Bandombele, and François Abuka Balabala
From March 1st to March 5th, 2021, the ULB and RMCA will welcome international scholars from diverse disciplines to discuss methods and the latest results regarding the African precolonial past.
When a pandemic puts fieldwork to an end and demands repatriation.
First linguistic fieldwork, in the region south of Kisangani, for David’s doctoral research.