In Senegal, young individuals like Filly Mangassa are embracing agriculture due to urban unemployment and rising living costs. Government initiatives and the World Food Program offer support, ...

(Yicai) Dec. 22 -- A village more than 100 kilometers from Dakar has recorded a bumper rice harvest after adopting China’s ...

DAKAR (AlertNet) - Could a blend of black-eyed pea (cowpea), millet, maize, dried fruits of the baobab tree and groundnut paste be the solution to child malnutrition in Senegal? Aissatou Diagne Deme ...

The people of Senegal are famous for their generosity. The Wolof word (Wolof is the language most widely spoken in Senegal) is “teranga,” meaning “hospitality,” and teranga is most often expressed by ...

The African Development Bank loaned Senegal 121 million euros ($123 million) to implement an emergency agricultural program. The funds will help 850,000 small-scale farmers grow a targeted 38 million ...

The story on African fare in today’s Daily News profiles Pierre Thiam, the Senegalese-born chef of Le Grand Dakar in Clinton Hill. When he’s not working at the restaurant, he teaches culinary students ...

It’s 11:30 on a Friday morning, and Serigne Mbaye lets out a yawn. “Yes, this is a lot of hours and a lot of work, but it’s what we live for,” says the 28-year-old chef. After years running Dakar NOLA ...

Traveling chef, Pierre Thiam, who is executive chef at Nok by Alara in Lagos, Nigeria; and owns Pierre Thiam Catering in New York, will be in New Orleans for a series of events from March 24 to 27.

It is a joke — rooted in truth as so much humor is — that many a United States citizen, when asked about Africa, might say something along the lines of, “Oh yeah. I’ve never been to that country.” ...

From the West Coast of the United States to the Amalfi Coast, travelers will find a Black-owned restaurant in most destinations. Madrid, Spain is no exception. Although this might not be the place to ...