[‘hadisi maisha’; Kiswahili: life stories]

The Great Lakes region in Central Africa is full of breathtaking and staggering stories. While narratives such as derived from Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ are predominant in international discourses, we all too often fail in understanding what is below the surface. This project, entitled Hadisi Maisha, aims at bringing up ordinary but fascinating life stories and unmaking our stereotypical notions of this area, its people, and its history. Forthcoming…