Garri 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.
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Folktale: The Chameleon and the Lizard
A Zulu folktale from South Africa about Unkulunkulu, two important messages, and why the slow chameleon arrived too late.
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Folktale: 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 boy who was wiser than his father.
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Folktale: 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 ended up in the sky.
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Folktale: 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 people wasted one piece too many.
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How 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 home.
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How 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 a new country.
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16 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 tour of the Nigerian home.
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Why 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 into your home.
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Anansi 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 worth more when it is shared.
