Past and present African citizenships of slave descent: lessons from Benin

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Processing and preservation methods of Wagashi Gassirè, a traditional cheese produced in Benin

“…Thus, the Gando, Fon, and Idaatcha might have learnt about WG production from the Peulh, who still keep some of the production secrets. Traditionally, the Gando are servants of the Peulh and would have learnt WG production while working for them ( Hahonou 2011 ). The Idaatcha are the largest population and the most important sociocultural group in the Dassa municipality.…”

Global Abolitionist Movements

“…In the late 1990s and early 2000 most Gando in northern Benin detached formed organizations such as Idi Waadi ('What We Want Has Taken Place') led by Gando from Nikki, Djanati ('Peace has finally Come') in Kandi, Semmee Allah ('The Force of God') in Kalalé. These Gando-centred identity-politics resisted against former elites who treated the Gando as slaves ('it's time to cut the rope of slavery', as an interviewee explained to Eric Hahonou 159 ). With decentralization in the 1990s, some local Gando leaders won municipal elections in districts where the demographic majority self-identified as Gando.…”

Film et texte, émotion et cognition

“…Ces revendications ont débouché sur des formes d'émancipation politique et ont donné naissance à un nouveau groupe ethnique : les Gando, longtemps considérés comme un sous-groupe des Peuls (ou encore des Bariba ou des Boo). Ce film et mes différents travaux mettent en lumière la façon dont l'ethnicisation du groupe gando est utilisée par les individus se revendiquant de cette nouvelle identité collective comme un moyen d'affirmer leur égalité vis-à-vis des autres groupes ethniques (en particulier les Bariba, les Peuls et les Boo), mais aussi de l'État (Hahonou 2011(Hahonou , 2013. Ces luttes citoyennes ont été observées dans le contexte de la mise en oeuvre des réformes de décentralisation qui ont marqué les vingt dernières années en Afrique de l'Ouest (Hahonou 2008 ;Hahonou & Pelckmans 2011).…”