The spice trade has played a significant role in the history and cuisine of Mohamed's home country Somalia. A coastal nation on the Horn of Africa, Somalia has been a trading hub since the age of ...

“When you share food, you share a culture,” says Paulette Ngachoko, a native of the West African nation Cameroon. Several years ago, she launched Hapi African Gourmet and creates foods to familiarize ...

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If you’ve driven down Catoctin Mountain Highway in the last two months, it’s likely you already know about Frederick County’s newest African restaurant, Motherland Kitchen and Spices. The white wooden ...

When Prince George’s County native Olumide Shokunbi noticed there was an opportunity in the fast-casual restaurant space for African food, he quickly acquired an LLC for Spice Kitchen West African ...

Motherland Kitchen and Spices chef and owner Sabina Jules left a 20-year career as a database administrator to pursue her dream of cooking full-time. Growing up in Cameroon, she learned to cook dishes ...

An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the location of Sambou's. The restaurant is in Jackson. Sally Demba, 56, brought her family to the United States in 2007 from West Africa. For ...