African food Stories

Fela Kuti’s legacy on the menu: Nigeria’s Lagos restaurants celebrate music icon through food
The Conversation  |  Aug 17, 2025

In the early 1970s, Fela fused jazz, highlife, funk, and Yoruba rhythms with politically charged lyrics attacking corruption, oppression, and postcolo...

Africa’s traditional fermented foods and why we should keep consuming them
The Conversation  |  Apr 17, 2025

Most of the fermented foods are plants that grow on their own in the wild and are often considered weeds in cropped and cultivated land. These include...

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