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Stories, guides and conversations for Africans abroad: culture, food, career, japa and everyday life between two worlds.
Share your storyGarri Guide: Ijebu, White and Yellow, and All the Ways to Enjoy It
Why garri means home to so many of us, the difference between Ijebu, white and yellow garri, the best soaking combos, and garri myths busted.
Oct 25, 2026 · 1 min readFolktale: The Chameleon and the Lizard
A Zulu folktale from South Africa about Unkulunkulu, two important messages, and why the slow chameleon arrived too late.
Oct 24, 2026 · 2 min readFolktale: Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom
An Akan folktale from Ghana about Kwaku Anansi, a pot holding all the wisdom in the world, and the small…
Oct 24, 2026 · 2 min readFolktale: Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
An Efik and Ibibio folktale from south-eastern Nigeria about a friendship, a very big house, and how Sun and Moon…
Oct 24, 2026 · 2 min readFolktale: Why the Sky Is Far Away
An Edo (Bini) folktale from Nigeria about a time when the sky was close enough to eat, and the day…
Oct 24, 2026 · 2 min readHow to Get Your Picky Child to Love African Food
Raising children abroad who would rather have nuggets than egusi? Practical, patient tips to help them enjoy the food of…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min readHow to Keep Your African Identity Strong Abroad
Community, language, food, celebrations and stories: practical ways to stay rooted in who you are while building a life in…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read16 Everyday Things Every Nigerian Home Had
The ice-cream bowl that became a stew bowl, calendars as art, the omorogun and the polythene bag stash. A nostalgic…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min readWhy African Folktales Still Matter for Children Growing Up Abroad
Tortoise, Anansi and the wise elders: how storytelling passes on language, values and identity, plus simple ways to bring folktales…
Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min readAnansi the Spider and the Feast in the Sky
A folktale for story time: clever Anansi wants to reach a feast in the sky, and finds that wisdom is…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min readWhy Nigerians Don’t Measure Ingredients (And It Still Works)
"Add small." "You will know when it is enough." How cooking by memory, taste and instinct works, even in a…
Oct 23, 2026 · 1 min read10 Types of Fufu (Swallow) Across Africa
Fufu is not one food. From pounded yam to ugali, banku and tuwo shinkafa, a guide to Africa's favourite swallows…
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 min read