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In the Forests of Ituri: July 2012
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In the Forests of Ituri. Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Shushing the whispers: Sunday mid-day. They gave me a mango which they had stuffed in their pockets before our abrupt fleet. When they gave me the mango, I realized that I was actually quite hungry. We each enjoyed a mango and got our hands nice and sticky with the juice. After all, we were in a large mosaic of agricultural fields and fallows, and this was war! Who could withhold from us an ear of maize if we desperately needed it? How could I now explore ...
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In the Forests of Ituri: November 2013
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In the Forests of Ituri. Monday, November 11, 2013. Bunia, DR Congo: November 20, 2012. On November 20, 2012, I was working from Bunia in Ituri Province to prepare a workshop that had been cancelled previously due to unrest (see Epulu attack. I felt comfortable working from there. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). DRC Country Profile (BBC). DRC News: Radio Okapi (French). M'buti - people of the Ituri Forest. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bunia, DR Congo: November 20, 2012.
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In the Forests of Ituri: February 2012
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In the Forests of Ituri. Sunday, February 12, 2012. I realize people all make mistakes and are far from perfect, but I still expect a certain level of integrity. Especially some people paint pictures of their good-will and charity to others. Then they are found to be profiting personally from it.that is just incomprehensible. What I'm talking about is an alleged gold-deal between an army General wanted by the International Criminal Court and Dikembe Mutombo. Dikembe, if this is true.shame on you! Subscri...
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In the Forests of Ituri: November 2010
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In the Forests of Ituri. Monday, November 8, 2010. Also, there are huge, huge petroleum trucks which ply the routes far into interior Congo. It would be interesting to know how far petrol actually travels in from the east Africa coast (Mombasa, Kenya is the deep water port). Surely to Kisangani, but maybe further down the Congo River? The funniest truck I saw, was this huge truck stuck in the middle of the road - with a huge mudflaps that read OH! 160; But the trucks are stiill huge!
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In the Forests of Ituri: Shushing the whispers: Sunday mid-day
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In the Forests of Ituri. Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Shushing the whispers: Sunday mid-day. They gave me a mango which they had stuffed in their pockets before our abrupt fleet. When they gave me the mango, I realized that I was actually quite hungry. We each enjoyed a mango and got our hands nice and sticky with the juice. After all, we were in a large mosaic of agricultural fields and fallows, and this was war! Who could withhold from us an ear of maize if we desperately needed it? How could I now explore ...
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In the Forests of Ituri: Epulu bridges falling down (again!)
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In the Forests of Ituri. Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Epulu bridges falling down (again! On September 24th I reflected on the 3 months since the attack.it is still just so depressing. Not a day goes by when I don't think about how the quiet village of Epulu was attacked and destroyed by the hands of a brutal militia - the "Mai-Mai Lumumba" led by a local poacher named Morgan.and then pillaged by the national army.ugh! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). DRC Country Profile (BBC). UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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In the Forests of Ituri: Bunia, DR Congo: November 20, 2012
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In the Forests of Ituri. Monday, November 11, 2013. Bunia, DR Congo: November 20, 2012. On November 20, 2012, I was working from Bunia in Ituri Province to prepare a workshop that had been cancelled previously due to unrest (see Epulu attack. I felt comfortable working from there. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). DRC Country Profile (BBC). DRC News: Radio Okapi (French). M'buti - people of the Ituri Forest. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bunia, DR Congo: November 20, 2012.
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In the Forests of Ituri: Found: 1:30pm, Sunday afternoon (8.5 hrs after attack)
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In the Forests of Ituri. Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Found: 1:30pm, Sunday afternoon (8.5 hrs after attack). Deep in my thoughts, I was on a quest to determine how we would escape from our situation. I had a very egotistical hope that my presence in Epulu (the only expatriate) might help speed up the relief effort. I mean, my country, the US, is omnipresent and capable of swooping into any old backwater and saving the day, right? But how would I be rescued? We didn’t have much open sky (it being a...
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In the Forests of Ituri: December 2011
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In the Forests of Ituri. Monday, December 26, 2011. In Exile (observing elections from a distance). The wait was a bit intense, though we all knew who would be re-elected, as the incumbent stuffed ballot boxes, used state resources and institutions for his campaign, put friends in all major election commission and supreme court positions, and touted democracy the entire way. Shameless! In my village, it was business as usual, though election chatter dominated among my colleagues because the opposition an...
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In the Forests of Ituri: September 2012
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In the Forests of Ituri. Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Found: 1:30pm, Sunday afternoon (8.5 hrs after attack). Deep in my thoughts, I was on a quest to determine how we would escape from our situation. I had a very egotistical hope that my presence in Epulu (the only expatriate) might help speed up the relief effort. I mean, my country, the US, is omnipresent and capable of swooping into any old backwater and saving the day, right? But how would I be rescued? We didn’t have much open sky (it being a...