Before the transatlantic slave trade, African cuisine featured grains, meats and vegetables. Our foundation of diet staples included black-eyed peas, millet, okra, peanuts, rice and yams.

a burgeoning West Michigan suburb with a diverse demographic. The global demand for African cuisine has surged in recent years, thanks to cultural exchange, increased travel, Afrobeats and a ...

They nap." Ndiaye is a native of West Africa who is fluent in five languages. She and her husband, Papa Fall, enjoy sharing the love they have for Senegal through food. He introduced ABC11 ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

Mastercard has opened its first office in Accra, Ghana, expanding its operations in West Africa. This strategic milestone demonstrates Mastercard’s commitment to helping the country’s ...

The expansion of the fleet comes at a critical time. The global terrorism index recently described the Sahel region of west Africa as the new epicentre of terrorism. Security analysts Samuel ...

Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai has said political leaders in West Africa must lead the citizens in their quest to resist all forms of external interference especially from the major powers.

The thick, tomato-based soup, cooked with red palm oil, scotch bonnet peppers, and 'nduja was served with sticky rice reminiscent of the West African "swallow" food, fufu. “It’s a good example ...

West Africa is on the cusp of a transformative industrial revolution as multi-billion dollar investments pour into the region, signaling a renewed focus on economic diversification and ...

France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by ...

The three nations have now officially withdrawn from the bloc (AP) The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ...

Nairobi — The African Union (AU) has adopted a new agricultural development strategy aimed at increasing the continent's agri-food output by 45 percent by 2035, transforming agri-food systems.