Manoah-Joël Misago (1975-2022) passed away

Our Burundian colleague Manoah-Joël Misago (1975-2022), professor at the University of Burundi (Department of Kirundi & Kiswahili) and BantUGent associate, passed away in Bujumbura on February 25, 2O22. He obtained his PhD degree in African Studies at Ghent University in 2018 with a dissertation on motion verbs in Kirundi and was a Kiswahili lecturer in the UGent African Languages and Cultures study program in 2016-2017. He leaves a wife and three children aged 12, 7 and 3. May he rest in peace! Wiruhukire amahoro!