'High On The Hog' Chefs Bring Bold New Flavors To Benin's Cuisine
We talk to two of the chefs featured on the hit Netflix show. They're reimagining traditional dishes — a boon for local diners and local farmers as well.
West Africa
Unknown Militants Attacked A Burkina Faso Village And Killed More Than 160 People
The assault is the latest in a part of West Africa known as the Sahel, which has seen years of instability brought on by political coups and Islamist assaults on security forces and civilians.
Ebola Never Went Away. But Now There's A Drug To Treat It
Regeneron — the pharmaceutical company developing COVID-19 treatments — has received FDA approval for the first drug aimed at another infectious disease that's been in the headlines.
'Ghost' DNA In West Africans Complicates Story Of Human Origins
Modern genomes from Nigeria and Sierra Leone show signals that scientists call "ghost" DNA — from an unknown human ancestor. That means that prehistoric humans likely procreated with an unknown group.
Beauty Queen's Rape Allegation Against Former Gambia President Sparks #MeToo Movement
Last week's testimony before Gambia's Truth Commission riveted the country and described a culture of systematic sexual abuse in the presidential palace.
Why Prince Charles Said 'God Don Butta My Bread!' In Nigeria
This month, he visited Lagos and greeted the crowd with a few phrases in pidgin English. What was the local reaction?
Ready For A Linguistic Controversy? Say 'Mmhmm'
Mmhmm is a small word that's often used unconsciously. But it can actually tell us a lot about language, bias and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Cooking Collard Greens With A West African And Caribbean Twist
It's a dish that Dadisi Olutosin ate as a kid in Atlanta. As an adult he discovered its international roots and came up with a recipe that's true to his mother — and the culinary heritage of collards.
Clashes Over Grazing Land In Nigeria Threaten Nomadic Herding
Nomadic herders who live across West Africa are having to travel further and further south for their cows to graze. Some are letting cows graze on cropland, leading to deadly conflicts with farmers.
A Dip In Global Prices Creates Cocoa Crisis For Ivory Coast's Farmers
Ivory coast is the world's largest cocoa producer. But a bumper crop combined with a fall in the global demand for chocolate and a dip in cocoa prices are hurting the country's cocoa farmers.