To find the yam that she was familiar with, Oduah had to trek to an African market that imported them from Ghana. Even the word "yam" is an echo of the West African heritage of the vegetable ...

Now, let's zoom in on yams. They're grown all over the world and come in a variety of flavors, shapes, and textures. Take ...

Installations of jute sacks or hospital beds have made Ibrahim Mahama a star. Back home, they’re fueling a bold vision.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Yams, often mistaken for sweet potatoes, are nutrition-rich tubers that have rough, dusty brown skins and starchy, pale-fleshed interiors.

If you are buying yams from a specialist African or Caribbean shop, ask them how to prepare the yams you are buying. They will have advice on whether the yam must be peeled before cooking and how ...

Its neighbour, Ghana, produces far ... with barely a mention made of developmental projects and social amenities. Critics say Nigeria should process yams locally, seeing this as a lost opportunity.

Despite its name, the old Empire of Ghana is not geographically, ethnically, or in any other way, related to modern Ghana. It lies about four hundred miles north west of modern Ghana. Ancient ...

Ghana's economy grew by 6.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, the fastest rate in five years, boosted by expansion in several key sectors, the country's statistics agency said on ...

Marcus Yam is a roving Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and staff photographer. Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he left a career in aerospace engineering to become a photographer.

Right now queer people in Ghana are being attacked. They're asking for the freedom to live safely and without fear of this kind of violence." The church, where the president made his statement ...

Buck Mason CEO Erik Allen Ford joined ‘Varney & Co.’ to share his business philosophy in producing t-shirts strictly made from U.S.-grown cotton. After being ‘too small’ to meet American ...