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TV Report: Jamba and Porto Alexandre Mines (1970, RTP)

View of the Jamba mining complex. Click on the image to see the TV report.

Documentary on the development of the mining industry in Angola, produced in 1970 by Rádio e Televisão Portuguesa under the Angola 70 series. The richness of Angola’s natural resources and their economic and strategic importance are highlighted. The report begins with the mining complex located in Vila da Jamba and its situation in the mining region in southern and central Angola, and then shows the rail transport of the ore from Jamba and Matala to Porto Alexandre (today Tombwa, Namibe).

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“Moto-cisterns” and the politics of water distribution in southern Angola

Moto-cistern parked on a “kimbo” in the Tyitongotongo valley, Gambos (Huíla). Photo © Helder Alicerces Bahu, November 2020.

Today, across the roads of southern Angola, it is common to see “moto-cisterns” (moto-cisternas) – the famous 3-wheel motorcycles known as “Kewesekis” or “kupapatas”, coupled to a cistern for the transport of water – in circulation. For many inhabitants of rural areas in this region, these moving cisterns have ended up replacing the traditional use of donkeys, or even the women and children’s labor, to transport water.

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Moto-cisternas e a política da distribuição de água no sul de Angola

Moto-cisterna estacionada num kimbo no vale de Tyitongotongo, nos Gambos (Huíla). Foto © Helder Alicerces Bahu, Novembro de 2020.

Hoje, ao longo das estradas no sul de Angola é comum ver várias “moto-cisternas”, as famosas motas de 3 rodas tipo “Keweseki” ou “kupapata”, acopladas a uma cisterna para o transporte de água. Para muitos habitantes das zonas rurais desta região, as moto-cisternas acabam por substituir o uso tradicional do burro, ou mesmo as cabeças de mulheres e crianças, para transporte de água.

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Relatório: The History of Recent Droughts in Africa (1980-2020).

O nosso projeto divulgou um relatório de pesquisa, produzido por Jennifer Nnopuechi (Programa de Mestrado em Estudos Globais, Universidade de Gotemburgo), sobre “A História das Secas Recentes na África (1980-2020). Consequências, Respostas e Lições Aprendidas” (em inglês). O relatório inclui uma introdução sobre mudanças climáticas, desastres ambientais e o caso da África; uma timeline com datas e números de seca na África desde 1980; uma visão geral histórica da seca na África, causas e consequências relatadas; e uma visão geral das respostas globais, continentais e nacionais aos episódios de seca na África.

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Report: The History of Recent Droughts in Africa (1980-2020).

Our project has released a research report, produced by Jennifer Nnopuechi (Masters Program in Global Studies, University of Gothenburg), on “The History of Recent Droughts in Africa (1980-2020). Consequences, Responses and Lessons Learned“. It includes an introduction on Climate Change, environmental disasters and the case of Africa; a timeline with dates and figures of drought in Africa since 1980; a historical overview of drought in Africa, reported causes and consequences; and an overview of global, continental and national responses to drought episodes in Africa.

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