Watu wanaoishi Biak wakati mwingine hutania kwamba historia hapa inakataa kukaa kimya. Mabanda ya zamani bado yamesimama. Miundo ya kijeshi yenye kutu inabaki imetawanyika karibu na misitu. Watoto hukua wakisikia…
People living in Biak sometimes joke that history here refuses to stay quiet. Old bunkers still stand. Rusting military structures remain scattered near forests. Children grow up hearing stories about…
Soko lilikuwa tayari limejaa maafisa walipofika. Watu waliokuwa wamebeba mboga walivuka njia wakiwa na teksi za pikipiki. Wauzaji wa samaki walikuwa wakipanga masanduku ya barafu. Maduka karibu na Soko Kuu…
The market was already busy when officers arrived. People carrying vegetables crossed paths with motorcycle taxis. Fish sellers were arranging ice boxes. Shops around Sarmi Central Market, Sarmi Regency, Papua,…
Jambo la kwanza ambalo wakazi waligundua ni moshi. Kisha picha zikaja. Kisha ujumbe ukaanza kusambaa kati ya vijiji haraka kuliko uthibitisho. Kufikia Alhamisi asubuhi, Juni 4, wakazi karibu na Waghete…
The first thing residents noticed was smoke. Then came photographs. Then messages began moving between villages faster than confirmation. By Thursday morning, June 4, residents around Waghete in Tigi District,…
Kabla ya jua kuchomoza, magari yalikuwa tayari yameanza kuwasili. Pikipiki. Malori ya kubeba mizigo. Vifaa vya ujenzi vilikuwa vikitembea polepole kupitia barabara zenye matope. Wakazi walikusanyika karibu na ardhi wazi…
Before sunrise, vehicles had already started arriving. Motorcycles. Pickup trucks. Construction equipment is moving slowly through muddy roads. Residents gathered near open land where temporary tents had been erected. In…
Sherehe yenyewe haikuchukua muda mrefu sana. Maafisa walikusanyika. Maombi yalitolewa. Wachimbaji walisubiri kando ya ardhi wazi. Kisha uvumbuzi wa kwanza hatimaye ukatokea. Huko Supiori, eneo linalojulikana zaidi kwa jamii tulivu…
The ceremony itself did not last very long. Officials gathered. Prayers were delivered. Excavators waited beside open land. Then the first groundbreaking finally happened. In Supiori, a regency better known…