West Africa
Zoe Adjonyoh Wants You to Step Inside Her Ghana Kitchen
We talk to the London chef about her new cookbook, which showcases the West African-inspired dishes from her wildly popular Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen supper club and pop-up restaurant.
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Cerrone Has Taken the Legendary Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou For an Acidic Spin
The reformed poly-rhythmic outfit are sounding as ebullient as ever on "Madjafalao."
Boko Haram left an estimated 5 million people in Nigeria on the brink of famine
"We will see, I think, a famine unlike any we have ever seen anywhere," United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer said in Brussels last week.
Boko Haram is leaving a major healthcare crisis in its wake
Aid workers are entering for the first time areas in Nigeria once held by the terrorist militia, and finding nearly a million people in desperate conditions.
Nigeria's military says it has saved 80 women and children from Boko Haram
The rescue of 42 women and 38 children was secured after soldiers infiltrated a Boko Haram meeting in Gangere village, in an operation that left more than 40 militants dead.
This Ghanaian Home Cook Makes Some of London’s Best Vegan Student Food
Maame Ororiwaa started with a one-off food stall at London’s School of Oriental and African Studies two years ago. Now, she serves weekly £4 lunches of jollof rice, peanut stew, and fried plantain—all vegan and all prepared in her tiny home kitchen.
Step Inside New Jersey's Organized Car Theft Rings on the First Episode of 'Black Market'
Check out the first episode from Michael K. Williams's new VICELAND show about the desperation driving the world's underground economies before it airs July 5.
Nigeria Strikes Back Against 'Avengers' Group That Has Been Terrorizing Oil Companies
The Niger Delta Avengers are a new militant group that has claimed responsibility for a recent wave of attacks on pipelines in Nigeria's oil-rich south.