Lecture

Born in 1932, eldest son of mwami (king) Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge, Prince Louis Rwagasore was assassinated on 13 October 1961, after having been elected Prime Minister of Burundi. At the time, the central African nation of Burundi was still a trust territory under Belgium.

Programme

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Opening with the drummers of Burundi

3:00-5:00 p.m.

Conference with the following speakers:

- Melchior Mukuri: historian and emeritus professor, Université du Burundi (by video)

- Aline Ndenzako: granddaughter of mwami Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge, niece of Prince Louis Rwagasore, and founder of the association 'Mémoires communes, avenir commun'

- Jean Bosco Rwigemera: descendant of mwami Mutaga III Senyamwiza, former diplomat in Tanzania and Belgium, former first secretary of the Jeunesse révolutionnaire Rwagasore and former member of the central committee of the party UPRONA.

- Gaëtan Sebudandi: personal friend of Prince Louis Rwagasore, journalist, and author.

The conference will be moderated by Innocent Harerimana, teacher, writer, and poet, and representative of the Royal Family of Burundi-Kukirimba Belgium.

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. 

Reception

Spend an afternoon celebrating Kivu through language, music, and encounters that highlight the cultural richness of this region in eastern Congo marked by years of conflict.

Through exchanges, smells, sounds, and images, Siku Ya Kivu brings the diversity of Kivu to life. Come and discover the languages and experience music as a living heritage and a source of connection.
 

Programme

1:00-2:00 pm | Kafé Kivu
Kivu offers a feast for the senses with coffee, machanza (cheese), textiles, music, and artworks.

2:00-3:30 pm | Talk: "The future of language in Kivu"
Language as a cultural compass: What does language loss mean for communities? What role can art, teaching, media, and education play in preserving this intangible heritage? The conference focusses on local languages such as Kinande, Shi, and Kihunde, which are increasingly under threat despite their vitality.

4:00-5:00 pm | Concert for peace with AiméDoh
Belgian-Congolese singer AiméDoh pays homage to his roots through songs in Swahili, with messages of truth, reconciliation, and hope.

Partners
Siku Ya Kivu is a joint initiative of Komala asbl, MAQOM Legacy, and the AfricaMuseum. Komala is a platform dedicated to cultural reinforcement within the Congolese diaspora in Belgium and beyond.

Only in French.

On December 7, to mark the close of the second year of the Congolines project’s investigation, KBR is organizing a second public meeting with the project’s researchers, coordinated by the Royal Museum for Central Africa, in partnership with KBR, UNIKIN (Kinshasa, DRC), and Ghent University.

The primary aim of the project’s researchers is to recontextualize the phenomenon of drawing on paper in the DRC during the colonial times in the first half of the 20th century.

Does Albert Lubaki exist?

Following last year’s initial meeting, which focused on the general state of the research, this second meeting will center on research dedicated to the artist Albert Lubaki and the questioning of his existence.

To understand the past, the Congolines project team works between field research, archival dives, and technical analyses of the drawings. Like private detectives, they unravel complex stories and often find more questions than answers.

Program

2:00 pm: Introduction: Bambi Ceuppens, Vicky Van Bockhaven, and Joris Van Grieken

2:20 pm: Diana Salakheddin “Tracing the Biography of Albert Lubaki. Problems and Methodological Aspects.”

2:40 pm: Ophélie Laloy “Georges Thiry, a Primary Literary Source?”

3:00 pm: Yvette Nyalusala Ikando “Mural Painting as a Means of Cultural Communication in the Northeast of the DRC.”

3:20 pm: Conclusion: Bambi Ceuppens, Vicky Van Bockhaven, and Joris Van Grieken

3:30-4:00 pm: Public Q&A

4:00-4:30 pm: Closing and coffee

This edition we are putting an extra spotlight on the heritage sector. Within heritage there is a long tradition of collaboration with volunteers, whether or not in the form of citizen science. The collaboration between Scivil, FARO, Histories and the AfricaMuseum will provide an inspiring cross-pollination between citizen science and heritage. 

During the sessions, researcher and musician Adilia Yip will explain how artistic co-creation helps resonate the musical heritage of the AfricaMuseum's xylophone collection. Maureen Duru, president of partner non-profit organization The Food Bridge will talk about collecting food stories with African disporas. AfricaMuseum citizen scientist and volunteer Frank Simoens will be part of the “Citizen Scientists Speak Out” roundtable discussion.

Even for those not from the heritage sector, there are a lot of exciting citizen science sessions on offer, on topics such as working with the media, inclusion and diversity, examples from health research and from social sciences and much more. 
There will be sessions in Dutch and English. The program offers sessions both for beginners in citizen science and for experienced initiators looking for depth. 

Participation is free. Are you registered, but can't make it? Let us know as soon as possible and avoid a no show fee (50 EUR).

Visual artists, filmmakers, musiciansand performers , will be on site or digitally connected from the African continent to meet and present professionals and the public with their work and research based on the museum’'s many (written, visual and sound archives). They will also discuss their practices and experiences, and to question their relationship with the archive and the museum institution. 
 
Saturday 14 October will be open to the public and will feature three types of encounters. Artists will present their work in three hour-long thematic sessions. There will also be a round-table discussion, at 2:30 pm, on the theme of Appropriating museum archives: practices issues; problems; featuring historian Amzat Boukari and researcher Lotte Arndt.
 
Sunday 15 October will be devoted to networking and discussions with the public, from 2pm in the auditorium. No reservation needed. Teddy Mazina will also be present at the public opening of the MY NAME IS NO-BODY exhibition, for which you do need to register. 
 
Participants include: On Ying Adila Yip, Eric Androa Mindre, Maximilien Atangana, Hilary Balu, Rokia Bamba, Tatiana Bohm, Sarah Carlier, Matthias De Groof, Beau Disundi, Koenraad Ecker, Eddy Ekete, Johan Grimonprez, Stephane Kabila, Kabeya, Victoire Karera, Jean Kamba, Sixte Kakinda, Pytshens Kambilo, Nicole Letuppe, Johnny Leya, Maliza Liebeskind, Emilio López-Menchero, Frédéric Lubansu, Arno Luzamba, Heritier M. Bilaka, Teddy Mazina, Aimé Mpane, Innocent Muhozi, Freddy Mutombo, Paulvi Ngimbi, Precy Numbi, Haldi Nzia Okudheyo, Rosy Sambwa, Prisca Tankwey, Anne-Françoise Tasnier, Fransix Tenda, Jérémy Tshiyembi Koyoka, Eric Van den Abeele, Jonathan Vatunga…

> (Re)-appropriation, artists biographies

Only in French.

Als eerste in je familie starten met hogere studies is een hele stap. Maar wat als je daarnaast ook een migratieachtergrond hebt?

Op dit event focussen we samen met het AfricaMuseum, Trill en Karibu op de ervaringen van pionierstudenten met een migratieachtergrond. Zij krijgen in de praktijk met tal van extra drempels te maken. Gebrek aan representatie binnen het schoolsysteem bijvoorbeeld, maar ook racisme en discriminatie. En ze komen sneller in het watervalsysteem terecht.

Nadia Nsayi (AfricaMuseum) en Bitshilualua Kabeya (Avansa Oost-Brabant) hosten het event.

Tijdens het panelgesprek doen pionierstudenten hun verhaal. Zij wisselen schoolervaringen uit met elkaar en met het publiek vanop het podium. Kwestie van elkaar te empoweren.

Klinisch psycholoog Dr. Ama Kissi observeert en ondersteunt het panelgesprek. Zij geeft de studenten tools en tricks mee naar huis. Om met de kansen en obstakels om te gaan. Nadien verwelkomen we ook Fatma Özdemir gedragscounselor en auti-coach, stagecoördinator, docente voor bijkomende feedback.

We sluiten de avond af met Slam Poetry en een receptie.