| 单词 | West African |
| 例句 | Noel was from the Caribbean, of West African descent, and had suffered several such episodes over the prior years. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Since those are the oldest West African crops, all modern southern Nigerian languages inherited the same original set of words for them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z West Africans were chewing the caffeine-containing nuts of the latter as a narcotic, long before the Coca-Cola Company enticed first Americans and then the world to drink a beverage originally laced with its extracts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to their wet-climate crops inherited from their West African homeland, the Bantu were able to farm in wet areas of East Africa unsuitable for all those previous occupants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z West African music also integrates literature, movement, body percussion, rhyme, and music, so the Orff approach is probably the most applicable teaching method. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z This might mean working with broad categories of Chinese, Indian or West African music, or narrow sub-cultures such as hip-hop music, Motown sound from the 1960s, or even the sound of an individual singer. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z This is perfect for implementing one of the essential elements of West African dance and music, where people take turns “showing their stuff” in a playfully confrontational way. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Those crops prove to be ones like West African yams, oil palm, and kola nut—plants that were already believed on botanical and other evidence to be native to West Africa and first domesticated there. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The outline of the West African coast stood out vividly in his mind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Let’s explore ways to utilize familiar pedagogies to approximate the core cultural values associated with music in West African culture. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z New Guineans tamed sugar cane and bananas, while the first West African farmers made African millet, African rice, sorghum and wheat conform to their needs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, copper smelting had been going on in the West African Sahara and Sahel since at least 2000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Let’s take a simple playground rhyme as our material to teach West African musical and cultural values. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z For instance, the West African state of Maradi had a central administration with over 130 titled offices. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Their mother stands alone by the deep end, sari-clad under the red monsoon umbrella she carries as portable shade from the West African sun. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This particular case study on West African music relies solely on aural learning, which means that a rote method is applicable to the music learning. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Gullah was a language of English mixed with different West African languages. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Providing musical accompaniment is Fred Johnson, who sits in a back corner of the stage and plays percussion and, briefly, a singular West African stringed instrument. Review: A ‘Lucky Penny’ for the Thoughts of a Son and His Father 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The Economic Community of West African States said the talks in Accra aimed to strengthen its members' response to the epidemic. Ebola epidemic will get worse before it gets better, top US health body warns 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z There exists, in West African life, what I have heard described as the “eight day” ceremony. Review: ‘Roots,’ by Alex Haley 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z His dances, earthy and subtly rapturous, tell stories of spirituality by weaving a tapestry of modern dance and West African forms. Review: Evoking Ailey, a Beautiful Conversation Between Choreographers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z I’m not sure what she’s up to, but that’s the name of a figure from West African folklore, a witchlike monster with a beautiful singing voice, who steals food from children. New Music: Albums From Rick Ross, Cassandra Wilson and Ralph Peterson 2012-06-25T22:30:29Z “I have clients that do West African hibiscus brew or Argentine chimichurri. They are such neat products, but they are hard to categorize,” Mr. Bailey said. For Black Jam Makers, the Power Is in Preserving 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Obama said country music tied together many threads of the nation's immigrant heritage, from the Irish fiddle, the German dulcimer, the Italian mandolin, the Spanish guitar and the West African banjo. Obama pays tribute to country music 2011-11-22T02:31:14Z “Consider me your time-traveling griot,” she tells the audience with wry buoyancy, evoking the West African tradition of storytellers who propagated endangered legacies. For Her New Play, Tori Sampson Revisited Her ‘Black Power Household’ 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z In fact, all of the people I spoke to said that the word “vegan” didn’t easily apply to West African foodways, and the way they are discussed. Connecting With West Africa’s Plant-Based Past 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z West Africans, it seemed to some, were stuck in the fatal grip of irrational superstition. Best practice 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z He also constructed instruments, including what he called the Frankiphone, an amplified version of the West African mbira, or thumb piano. Kelan Philip Cohran, a Musician Who Invigorated Chicago With Education and Activism, Dies at 90 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z There’s a large West African population in Paris, and its presence is one of the distinguishing factors of the city’s jazz scene. The best jazz clubs in Paris 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z All that thought led him to apply the lawlessness in West African nations to the classic nihilist Western: Sierra Leone meets Sergio Leone. REVIEW: The Rover Goes Weirdly Western Down Under 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The Afrobeat sound, which rose to prominence in Nigeria in the 1970s, combined organ riffs with West African drum patterns and brass instruments. Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen dies aged 79 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Several cruise lines have altered their routes to avoid the West African coast. The Latest on Ebola and Travel 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z She started dancing at 12 with tap, continued with ballet and jazz, and then discovered West African dance in college at U.C.L.A. Michelle Dorrance’s Four Musketeers of Tap 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z In West African cuisine, and in many of the world’s cuisines, manually pounding and grinding reveals distinct qualities from a variety of ingredients. Mortars, Pestles and the Comfort of a Culinary Ritual 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Hence Ekong’s humorous yet telling dilemma concerning how to ensure that the West African meal he cooks for Thanksgiving will find favor with his neighbors. Review | In ‘New York, My Village,’ the long shadow of Nigeria’s civil war is impossible to escape 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z It will include the participation of the Legacy Arts Ensemble, the school’s newest performance group, which uses West African dance, drumming and song to explore issues of social justice. Spare Times for Children Listings for Sept. 23-29 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Through a mix of modern and West African dance, Mr. Brown contrasts powerful unison lines with fleet-footed jumps that pull individuals fiercely away from his meticulous groupings. Dance Review: Ronald K. Brown/Evidence at the Joyce 2012-07-12T20:40:16Z Musically, the most satisfying numbers were the ones with the most pronounced West African lilt, such as “Tumbum” and “Africa.” Review | In concert, Yemi Alade shows her audience, and her homeland, some love 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z "The West African ancestry mostly originates in the 18th century, so it is almost certainly to do with the slave trade," he said. Scottish people's DNA study could 'rewrite nation's history' 2012-08-15T00:24:24Z Based on the theme “USA to Brazil,” the event explores the West African kinship linking North American and Brazilian music, a connection that Mendonça embodies. The world (music) comes to Seattle 2013-02-07T23:25:16Z Her folklore study led her to explore the black Gullah communities which, because of their isolation on islands off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina, had retained strong traces of West African origins. Art Review: Carrie Mae Weems Charts the Black Experience in Photographs 2014-01-23T23:42:31Z West African government officials store drug shipments off the coast. On the cocaine trail 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The band features West African instruments like talking drums and hoddu, a percussively plucked lute, alongside electric ones. Music Review: Baaba Maal at Fillmore New York 2010-05-02T22:11:00Z Lloyd said he remembered watching his mother in West African dance classes when he was 5: “That’s when I learned to put on a show.” For a Young Choreographer, Bed-Stuy Is Home and a Stage 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z A Liberian man, who became infected with the Ebola virus in Monrovia and flew to the United States, this week became the first case in the West African outbreak diagnosed in this country. Ebola and Travel 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The photos, from the first official photographer to the Royal Court of Benin, document a half-century of the court’s pageantry, people, rituals and social events, and examines the early history of West African studio photography. Fall exhibits feature hubcaps, Virgin Mary, and African photography and art “At its core, gumbo is West African,” said Howard Conyers, a New Orleans pitmaster, scholar and rocket scientist, as well as the host of the PBS web series “Nourish.” Gumbo, the Classic New Orleans Dish, Is Dead. Long Live Gumbo. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z And that was a trading post, like a Silk Road "with spices from India, every kind of food and the West Africans were exposed to all this." Why you should be eating biscuit pizza, an endlessly versatile and crowd pleasing food with soul 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Kouyaté’s character, Ousmane, is a gentle West African forester who has lived in France for 15 years and has devoted much of his life to preserving elm trees. | 'London River': ?London River? Stars Brenda Blethyn - Review 2011-12-06T23:36:18Z Many of the victims had ties to Gambia, and families of several of the victims planned to bury them in their West African homeland. Bronx native Cardi B offers to pay fire victim burial costs 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Representing a diversity of styles — from West African to flamenco to modern — the dances anchor the films, which also include snippets of interviews with artists and business leaders. ‘Dance in DC’ short films capture the city’s spirit of entrepreneurship 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The minstrel in European and North American society evolved as a parody — an ignorant interpretation — of the griot, the storyteller and guide of West African culture. Ulysses Jenkins: Journeys of a Video Griot 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z It fits in nicely with his work, which includes researching the links between Southern food and West African cooking. Finding a Lost Strain of Rice, and Clues to Slave Cooking 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Together, the women are defining the cooking of African-American Appalachia, weaving together old recipes and food memories with West African influences and techniques. Long Misunderstood, Appalachian Food Finds the Spotlight 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown’s choreography blends modern dance with African traditions, like West African and Afro-Cuban dance, to create a mix both earthy and spiritual. Ditching Ballet Class to Find a Mentor and a New Way to Move 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Over the weekend, the group celebrated the completion of a four bedroom house by Habitat for Humanity for a 27-year-old West African immigrant and FGM survivor. US female genital mutilation petition passes 100,000 signatures 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z My parents are West African — they moved from Freetown, Sierra Leone, to London in the early ’70s. Idris Elba, Gamer (That’s Why He Was So Keen on ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’) 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z She studded her liquid silhouettes with spots and rings, citing the influence of West African masks and Lichtenstein’s Ben-Day dots, but kept her touch appreciably light. Edun, Opening Ceremony, Versus Versace and More Showed at Fashion Week 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Olatuja, who grew up in both Lagos, Nigeria, and London, favors an amalgam of West African styles, often overlaid with soul and gospel harmony. Music Review: E. J. Strickland Project and Olatuja Project at 92Y Tribeca 2012-01-19T23:32:37Z Her high energy, historically sweeping works are a powerful blend of modern, ballet, hip-hop, West African and African-American vernacular forms. The School That Camille A. Brown Built 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z She is president of Liberia, a West African nation roughly the size of Tennessee, and one of the few madam presidents the world has ever seen. Madam president? Ellen Johnson Sirleaf knows the job. Now she’d like some company. 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z A collection of bright West African soups made in Harlem is a good way to put a steaming bowl on the table. West African Soups: When Chicken Noodle Gets Boring 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Puryear joined the Peace Corps and went to Sierra Leone, where he learned West African woodworking and basket weaving. Artist Martin Puryear Chosen for U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z The film's lyrical visual emblem is the image of Djbril, a young West African, floating down the street, still in transit from music-man dreams to reality. 'Restless City': Making a new life in seamy ? but dreamy ? N.Y. 2012-05-03T20:19:04Z In each, actors play the tale silently against a blank background, with musical interludes, while Kilomba, on a smaller screen, narrates — in the manner, she said, of a West African griot. Grada Kilomba’s Rituals of Resistance 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The man recently returned to the US from “a West African country where Ebola has been reported”, according to a local media report. New York's Mount Sinai hospital tests man for Ebola virus 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Smalls, a South Carolina native, is a particular exponent of Lowcountry cuisine, which carries lasting imprints of West African and Caribbean cooking. Restaurant Review: Minton’s in Harlem 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z The songs are suffused with locomotion and informed by choice aspects of West African music. Playlist: Music From Kris Kristofferson, Jamie Lidell and ?Treme? 2010-05-16T14:06:00Z She pastes West African portrait fabric into her work, a commemorative cloth worn at celebratory events such as weddings, that’s created using a Dutch wax-print technique that itself originally came from Indonesia. Njideka Akunyili Crosby: The painter in her MacArthur moment 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z The young composer Christopher Trapani writes that he was trying to evoke the allure of the West — country guitars, all things Californian and even West African music — in his 15-minute “Westering.” Music Review: On the Express Train to Hell and Other Sonic Journeys 2010-12-05T23:14:00Z It was one of several of Ms. Aidoo’s works that became staples in West African schools. Ama Ata Aidoo, Groundbreaking Ghanaian Writer, Dies at 81 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The menu: Food is mostly Ethiopian and West African cuisine, though part of the menu will rotate with fare from Morocco, Senegal and other African countries. Pan African Grill burns bright in West Seattle 2011-12-29T21:15:10Z That organization planned to develop a new institution, called the Edo Museum of West African Art, as a home for many of the bronzes. Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z I think my teachers would say, “Oh well she’s you know, West African. They don’t look people in the eye because that’s considered to be rude.” LISTEN: Black, female and autistic — hiding in plain sight 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Missoni, too, looked fresh, heightened by West African colors and marvelous knit jackets. Fashion Review: Prada, Jil Sander, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Neil Barrett, Zegna and Calvin Klein Show Spring 2014 Collections During Milan Men’s Fashion Week 2013-06-26T21:45:04Z While the paint is thought by some to ward off supernatural danger, embellishments like cowrie shells, often worn as jewelry, are also used by West African priests in divination rituals. | Tribal Beauty 2014-05-09T22:32:15Z These pieces explore the abiding connection between Cuban folklore and the West African nation where much of it originated. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Kidjo is a rawer, more brazen singer than Makeba; with bent notes and raspy peaks, she brings the West African roots of the blues into her songs. Angélique Kidjo’s Tribute to Miriam Makeba 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Well, they’re all strange; they may sound informed by West African music, no wave and Asian folk traditions, until they don’t at all. Trey Songz, OOIOO and Rubén Blades Release New Music 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Twitty, who says he hopes to travel to Sierra Leone this spring to learn more about West African cooking, takes the criticism in stride. His Paula Deen takedown went viral. But this food scholar isn’t done yet. 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Those who grow it help preserve agricultural biodiversity and cultural identity in West African countries. Is fonio the ancient grain of the future? 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The songs were rearranged and featured partially rewritten lyrics, some in West African languages. Review | Angelique Kidjo offers intercontinental delights at Wolf Trap 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Some returned objects were incorrectly identified, like a group of West African ancestral figures that were mistaken for tools, said Jonathan Fine, a curator in the Africa collection. Are African Artifacts Safer in Europe? Museum Conditions Revive Debate 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Like many banlieues, it consisted of undistinguished working-class apartment blocks surrounding the city, home mainly to people of North and West African heritage who find themselves labeled immigrant. Dipping Into a French Melting Pot 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Pierre Bennu combines tradition and technology in ceremonial masks, modeled on West African ones but also incorporating natural objects and bits of today’s electronic gear. Review | In the galleries: ‘Afrofuturism,’ defined in the moment, by nine artists 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z But many drum circles, which are based on the native and aboriginal traditions of West Africans and Native Americans, are led by a facilitator. The drum circle moves beyond Deadheads and Occupy protesters 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Bonus: The zippered pouch, handwoven from West African mud cloth, doubles as a chic clutch. Gifts for the Person Who’s Cooler Than You Are 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z An ideal blend, he explains, might feature a base of West African chocolate, with 30 percent of Ecuador's finest. The world's biggest chocolate-maker says we're running out of chocolate 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z She succeeds in her mission to familiarize the reader with the flavors and ingredients of West African cuisine. The Best Cookbooks of 2021 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Those include chats about trees or bagels and snippets of classical music and West African pop tunes. Jack Straw's camera-obscura view of the neighborhood 2012-07-05T20:55:04Z That book told the story of Agu, a child soldier who fights in a civil war in an unnamed West African country. A Young Man of Strict Nigerian-American Parents Comes of Age While Coming Out 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z And there is a vastness about West African pop that can make you want to delimit it. Boxed Sets of CDs and DVDs for 2012; Critics’ Picks 2012-11-22T21:24:13Z Next, a West African man turned and talked in French with a Haitian. “Sorry to Bother You” exposes the danger of bourgeois integration 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z And how much of what we think of as "traditionally American" food is rooted in the contributions and traditions of enslaved West Africans? Padma Lakshmi's political "Taste the Nation" food series could not have debuted at a better time 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Half the fun of Saheem Ali’s staging for MCC Theater, which opened on Thursday night, is in seeing how those drawbacks, when borrowed by West Africans, become selling points of a new aesthetic. Review: In ‘Nollywood Dreams,’ a Star and an Industry Are Born 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z But while these rituals have become largely associated with the American South, their roots can be traced back to the meeting of West African and European traditions, Mr. Miller said. Tracing the Origins of a Black American New Year’s Ritual 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Plantation owners divided the tedious process between their expert men and women, West African slaves, with men doing the dangerous work of clearing swamp lands, and women sowing the rice. In Charleston, Coming to Terms With the Past 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Born in the eastern region of Nigeria, Chukwuma said the West Africans were his ancestors and that determination was an inherent trait. At the U.S. Open, 5 Artists Get a Place in the Sun 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Among the enslaved brought to North America from West African nations, red is also a color associated with strength, spirit, and sacrifice. How (not) to do Juneteenth 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z He also collected dozens of diddley bows, the one-stringed instrument of West African origin heard in old Southern blues recordings, handmade slingshots and toy plows, antique kimonos and Plains Indian rawhide pouches called parfleches. Art: Jim Linderman Collects It All, Vintage Sleaze to Baptism Photos 2012-02-12T15:28:58Z “A boy is a dangerous thing,” says the Commandant, who leads an army of young soldiers fighting a civil war in an unspecified West African country. Review: ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ a Brutal Tale of Child Soldiers in Africa 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Thiam, who is from Senegal, clearly enjoys bringing West African tastes to the rest of the world. A Rare Gem of a Restaurant in Lagos 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z And then below the regality and poise of the upper body, beneath the waist, there continued the bastardized bump and grind from MTV, coming full circle to meet its call-and-response West African roots. How Alvin Ailey Opened the Eyes of a 12-Year-Old Zadie Smith 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Drawing on West African griot style, she sings with gritty insistence, building up to a sandpapery rasp when her melodies hit their peaks. Rokia Koné, From Mali, Sings for the World. Especially Women. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z We see tap’s ancestors in her spirited rendition of the buzzard lope, a heel-toeing dance with West African roots. Review: Mourning in Tap Shoes at Jacob’s Pillow 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The camp’s classes, which include ballet, modern dance, West African dance and discussions on nutrition and conflict-resolution, will be led by Ailey teaching artists with backgrounds in dance and education. ArtsBeat: Ailey Dance Camp Coming to Newark 2011-06-10T19:30:07Z Fela - a singer, composer and saxophonist - pioneered the Afrobeat sound by combining organ riffs with West African drumming and brass instruments. France's president visits Nigerian music legend's nightclub 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Lyrical and visually arresting, the movie is set in the storied city of Timbuktu, in the West African nation of Mali. A Movie That Dares to Humanize Jihadists 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Synthetic beats and sampled highlife guitar punctuations mix with West African rhythms. Throwbacks: Vinyl and digital reissues of note for winter-spring 2015 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z West African slaves, transported far from home, held on to rituals that praise saints and spirits with songs, dances, galvanizing rhythms and trance possession. Music Review: Mystical Morocco Bursting With Tribal Rhythm 2011-05-22T21:45:10Z It's heavy, and to work in the West African heat wearing this is incredibly hard. Fear, hope mark life inside Ebola center in Sierra Leone: Witness 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z In the fall of 1962, the African American artist Jacob Lawrence made a 10-day visit to the then newly independent West African nation of Nigeria. A Tribute to Black Artists Could Signal a Change for Museums 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The 10 hardworking students of Dancewave, too, managed to enliven the space around them in Jamal Jackson’s “Mile 21,” a high-energy piece with West African inflections set in the contemporary art wing. The BEAT Festival Returns to Brooklyn 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z Instruments and source material for the day’s 13 free events, held outdoors in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, included West African percussion, Puerto Rican carols and an app that converts footsteps into a soundscape. Solstice Serenades in New York City for Make Music Winter 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Ronald Barrett, a scholar of black American rituals of death, attributed the practice to a West African tradition in which mourners carried handkerchiefs, scarves and other ephemera bearing the names and faces of their dead. Memorial T-Shirts Create a Little Justice, a Tiny Peace 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Until I realized that immigration to Antigua isn’t only for Antiguan retirees descended from the West Africans and Europeans who lived on the island for centuries. Jamaica Kincaid’s Antigua 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Then her voice was piping and insistent, and she plucked harp patterns with the steady, relentless momentum she learned from West African music. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-22T13:57:00Z He spoke English with a mixture of accents: Caribbean, West African, and Arabic. Bringing Guantánamo to Park Avenue 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Gnawa music has distinct regional styles with different tunings and melodic inflections; the repertory has songs in pentatonic scales akin to West African music and the blues, as well as songs that use Arabic-sounding modes. Music Review: Mystical Morocco Bursting With Tribal Rhythm 2011-05-22T21:45:10Z Always busy, but in a down-home way, it serves big plates of West African food. 36 Hours in Dakar, Senegal 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The band mixed and matched musical idioms with conversational ease, from the reggae treatment of Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down the Line” to the West African feel of the guitars in “Come to Me.” Concert review: Bonnie Raitt at Chicago Theatre 2012-05-20T06:10:00Z They try to reach beyond their family’s culture to the cuisines of other West African regions and countries. Pleasures and Prescriptions of the West African Diet, at Nneji 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Harris examines West African staple foods in the centuries before slavery; she details the grim slop captives were fed during the terrors of the Middle Passage. Books of The Times: What Africa Brought to the Table 2011-01-24T18:22:55Z The momentum is crisp and nonstop as the songs draw on — among many other things — Zulu choir singing, electronic dance music, alt-R&B and the patterns of West African marimbas and Zimbabwean thumb pianos. Burna Boy Has the Whole World Listening 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z West Africans are passionate about adaptations to their dishes. Connecting With West Africa’s Plant-Based Past 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, West African nations have imposed stringent new measures to stop the spread of Ebola as two new cases emerged in Nigeria that appear to indicate a widening of the circle of those affected. Ebola outbreak: British national living in Sierra Leone tests positive for virus 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z He has devoted himself to promoting the cooking of the Gullah-Geechee Nation, the descendants of West Africans who lived along the coast from North Carolina to North Florida. Finding a Lost Strain of Rice, and Clues to Slave Cooking 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Born from the marriage of West African stew and French bouillabaisse, Gumbo has not only been around for hundreds of years, but its countless variations shine a light on every family's heritage. Cook this gumbo to celebrate the perfect unity of French, Asian, Creole and Cajun cuisine 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z And, with the West African musicians on board, they bring in atypical sounds. Rachel Brown’s Uncanny Voice 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Searching history would lead one to assume that preference is rooted in West African culinary traditions, where yams, cassava and plantains were a staple food. Thanks, Patti Labelle: Sweet potato pie will always beat pumpkin in my household 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z As the program progresses, Casel opens the stage to more guests, including Brown, a choreographer known for his poetic melding of contemporary dance movement rooted in African traditions, including West African and Afro-Cuban dance. Review: Reveling in the Tap Magic of Ayodele Casel 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The track, produced by Sounwave with the composer of the film’s orchestral score, Ludwig Göransson, uses a low, scowling synthesizer line, West African talking drums and a thumping beat suggesting South African house music. Kendrick Lamar Gives ‘Black Panther’ a Weighty Soundtrack 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z The building will be next to the planned Edo Museum of West African Art, an ambitious institution designed by the acclaimed Ghanaian British architect David Adjaye. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z A result was DanceAfrica, over which Mr. Davis, in flowing robes, presided each year like a traditional West African griot. Chuck Davis, Who Brought African Dance Traditions to America, Dies at 80 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z It draws on the shape of a Yoruban caryatid, a traditional West African column with a corona at the top. David Adjaye on Designing a Museum That Speaks a Different Language 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z A friend introduced him to North and West African music — another revelation. For Ravid Kahalani, every show is a world tour We saw a similar dress on the women representing the West African Yoruba deities, “orishas,” at a Condomblé ceremony at a Salvador temple. A passion for soccer helps unite one of the world’s most diverse countries 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The setting itself is peculiar as the film is projected onto a circular screen inside a structure apparently based on a Swedish fort on the West African Gold Coast. This week's new exhibitions 2011-02-12T00:05:41Z As on a fine recent album, “Reverse Thread,” she offers her buoyant interpretation of West African music in this Carnegie Hall Family Concert, with an ace ensemble featuring kora, accordion, bass and drums. Jazz Listings for March 7-13 2014-03-06T23:16:07Z At the time Baaba Maal — known as "The Nightingale," for his high, clear voice — was performing mostly for West African audiences, but he was poised to cross over. Baaba Maal sings and chats at The Triple Door 2011-10-06T21:06:08Z The films, themselves, became a collective; the title references a West African proverb popularized by Bob Marley: “If you are the big tree/ We are the small axe/ Ready to cut you down.” In McQueen’s ‘Small Axe,’ an epic of West Indian heritage 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Nearly all the pictures are designated as self-portraits, and often streamline the shapes of West African masks. Review | In the galleries: The grid is the primary motif but subject to subtle change 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z In 1964 — at the very moment when the civil rights movement was transforming America and when West Africans were feeling the hopeful beginnings of political independence — the Lawrences touched down in Lagos. A Tribute to Black Artists Could Signal a Change for Museums 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Miracle berries, a West African fruit containing a glycoprotein molecule that makes sour foods taste sweet, are used in several recipes, most notably the Astronaut Reviver cocktail. This Brooklyn kitchen offers the Earthbound a taste of outer space 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z The vocal lines reached back to West African tradition, though the musical trappings were modern and so was the message: women’s empowerment and steadfast protests against the many ways women have been mistreated. At Globalfest, Rowdy Sounds From Around the World 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z “Prevention is better than treatment. The world is in distress,” the chorus intones, its plucked accompaniment giving the track a distinctive West African lilt. In coronavirus, Senegal rappers find a new enemy to fight 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Growing up in Little Senegal, an enclave of West African immigrants in Harlem, Ms. N’Diaye-Mbaye spent most of her afternoons at Aminata Hair Braiding, the salon her mother opened in 1989. Ami Colé Fills a Void In Black Beauty Products 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z “We can say now this museum can receive anything and everything taken away from Senegal,” said Ousmane Sène, director of the West African Research Center and a member of the museum board. Senegal’s Museum of Black Civilizations Welcomes Some Treasures Home 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z At the Blanton, Harrison contributes a “found” West African statue alongside a car headlight, both vitrified in resin, in a caustic conflation of industry and imperialism. Why Is a Day Job Seen as the Mark of an Artist’s Failure? 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z It celebrates the importance of Gullah culture, which enslaved West Africans brought to the Lowcountry, but also demonstrates how life was led in slave dwellings that date to 1850, several of which are being preserved. In Charleston, Coming to Terms With the Past 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z These were byproducts of empire — men denied full pensions by France, women seeking their bearings in West African culture, children raised amid secrets and shame. In Dakar, African Art Speaks in All Its Voices 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z “I still gag West African cabdrivers by speaking the remnants of Fante. I can only say a few things, but it tickles them like crazy.” Lady Bunny Is Still the Shadiest Queen Around 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z These women were likely practitioners of hoodoo, sometimes called rootwork, a set of black folk traditions developed by enslaved West African people in America, which combined elements of vodou and Yoruba with Christianity. Playing Hoodoo: Renée Stout and “The Rootworker’s Table” 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Like a lot of West African food that’s called soup, it’s actually more like a stew. Saycon Sengbloh Unwinds With Lo-Fi YouTube and Fireplace Vibes 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z The newness of the style was bracing yet challenging: the spoken stage directions, the mix of high lyricism and street slang, the West African iconography, the communal propulsion into song. The choir sings, playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney takes up the tune 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z These are not just historical artifacts, but a present part of West African cultures. 36 Hours in Dakar, Senegal 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z A few years ago, Pierre Thiam packed up his two restaurants in Brooklyn and headed to his home continent where he hoped to elevate West African street food to gourmet status. A Rare Gem of a Restaurant in Lagos 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z The root the bluesman celebrated is a talisman of good luck and sexual power, and its use in “mojo bags” is an American vestige of West African folk religion. In the Galleries: Creating objects of power The Sea Islands’ isolation is famous for black communities whose language and culture retained features of their West African ancestors. Georgia’s Sea Islands: A destination worth the paddle 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Goodridge, who is Liberian, surrounded her children with West African traditions, including colorful fashions she often sewed herself. A Funny Thing Happened While Researching Algorithms 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Plans are underway to open a museum — the Edo Museum of West African Art — in Benin City as early as 2026 if enough money can be raised. Smithsonian Moves Toward Returning Benin Bronzes 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The narrator is assigned to the trial of a former West African president, an unrepentant devotee of what is euphemistically called ethnic cleansing. ‘Intimacies,’ a Coolly Written Novel About the Arts of Translation and Power 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z It draws ideas not just from Miles Davis of the ’60s and ’70s and Charlie Parker of the ’40s, but from West African rhythmic practices and even heartbeat patterns, the oldest music in the world. Popcast: Parsing Steve Coleman's Genius 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Places to experience global night life include the Brazilian spot La Favela Chic and the reggae and West African music venue Olympic Café. Dipping Into a French Melting Pot 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z “I’d love to see more people incorporating West African ingredients and flavors into their everyday cooking …” Ms. Adjonyoh writes in the introduction. The Best Cookbooks of 2021 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Walk down one block, and there’s a West African beat, a Latin American cumbia, and a Brazilian samba. A Night Out With | Benjamin and Peter Bratt: Cruising With Benjamin and Peter Bratt 2010-04-02T22:03:00Z The fascinating answer: Guinea-Bissau, the tiny West African nation that won independence from Portugal in 1974. Frugal Traveler Blog: A Portuguese University Town, Both Familiar and Foreign 2012-01-03T21:32:27Z Many of the bronzes are likely to end up in a new museum planned for Benin City, called the Edo Museum of West African Art. Germany Begins Return of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Like many West African singers Ms. Arby puts praises and social and spiritual concerns in her lyrics. Music Review: Mixing Electric Funk With Joyful Malian Wails 2011-03-06T22:51:02Z On Tuesday, May 24, the Salon Sanctuary series tunnels deep into the past with an evening of pre-modern West African chants and dances. Salon Sanctuary and Midtown Concerts Offer Early Music 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z She zeroed in on the Sea Islands off South Carolina and Georgia, which, during slavery, were a stopping point for many West African captives after the Middle Passage. Julie Dash Made a Movie. Then Hollywood Shut Her Out. 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z In early summer, he looked to the world around him; he listened to West African records he had come to know, especially those of Fela Kuti, the great Nigerian singer and bandleader. A Brilliant Return for a Talking Heads Album 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z But a version of that dish was also fed to enslaved West Africans just before they boarded ships to the United States. In Majority-Black New Orleans, Chefs Are Rewriting ‘Whitewashed’ History 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The word “gumbo” is said to derive either from the West African Bantu word for okra – ki ngombo; or the Choctaw Indian for the herb filé – kombo. Jacob Kenedy’s recipe for a Louisiana-style turkey gumbo ya ya | Christmas leftover recipes 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z Reporters waited for hours outside the headquarters of the constitutional council, the West African country's highest court which is charged with determining the eligibility of candidates. Youssou Ndour applies for 2012 election 2012-01-26T00:11:18Z “Day-clean” is a West African phrase referring to first dawn when the sun begins to shine, a reminder that each day is new. For Black tour guides in Savannah, the historical is personal 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Often known as poulet yassa — French remains the official language of this former colony — the dish is kind of like West African smothered chicken. Chez Dior: You don’t have to miss Senegal to feel at home here 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z But the overall hybrid style, moving easily between Chicago drill, Drake’s sing-rapping, Caribbean dance hall and West African urban pop, is more than a trend. Rappers With African Roots Bridge a Hip-Hop Divide 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, new projects, like the Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria, where repatriated artworks from historical Benin will be housed, are recasting conceptions of what an ethnological museum should look like. When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The fat, nutty grain, with its West African lineage and tender red hull, was a favored staple for Southern home cooks during much of the 19th century. Finding a Lost Strain of Rice, and Clues to Slave Cooking 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z They will likely be displayed in the planned Edo Museum of West African Art in Benin City, which is being designed by the architect David Adjaye. Met Museum Announces Return of Two Benin Bronzes to Nigeria 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Several West African fruits and vegetables were found to grow well in the D.C. region, including avuvo, a nutritious leafy green similar to kale; jute leaf, which is reminiscent of okra; and waterleaf. D.C. urban gardens flourish in the pandemic as people dig in to ‘fill the isolated life’ 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Tapioca pearls, which are made from cassava, a West African staple, are set in a coconut-lemongrass broth, while citrus slices, swirled in hot sugar, provide cleverness and crunch. 24 Brilliant Baking Recipes to Change Your Kitchen Game 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z She has added hip-hop and West African dance. ‘It’s About Connections’: Alicia Graf Mack Remakes Juilliard Dance 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z It’s about the Gullah Geechee community in South Carolina, people whose ancestors were enslaved West Africans and whose food, language and customs are under attack. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z In Symphony No. 12, Glass creates a freer, more expressive singing line and, rather than employing an operatic soloist as usual, has given the vocal part to West African pop star Angélique Kidjo. With world premiere of his thrilling 12th Symphony, Philip Glass continues to intrigue 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Many have come in the past three decades, fleeing the violence and political turmoil that have torn the West African nation. Marking a Different Thanksgiving Tradition, From West Africa 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z As ever, the celebration will be led by Abdel R. Salaam’s Forces of Nature Dance Theater, with its signature mix of modern, West African, house and hip-hop dance. 54 Dance Programs, Festivals and More Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Writing and painting merge in the art of Victor Ekpuk, whose bold work employs symbols from Nsibidi, a West African ideographic system. In the galleries: Katrina and a tempest of symbols 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Dr. Kendi — tall and trim, with long dreadlocks he wears pulled back and a fondness for West African cloth pocket squares — also speaks softly and carries enormous ambition. Ibram X. Kendi Has a Cure for America’s ‘Metastatic Racism’ 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z A guitarist and vocalist from Benin, Mr. Loueke has a style born of synthesis: he came into his own by absorbing multiple strains of West African and Brazilian music, along with decades of modern jazz. New Music: Music From Yeasayer, Tamia, Lionel Loueke and Divine Fits 2012-08-27T21:53:22Z Beyond the loose New York City theme — and a stylistic frame that runs from Ornette Coleman to West African kora music to the Velvet Underground — it’s an album of alert cohesion and unpretentious charm. The Best Albums of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The menu would serve West African food, as well as South American, Latin American and American dishes influenced by West African traditions. He’s ready for his ‘Top Chef’ spotlight. And he wants to use it to talk about African food. 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Adventurer and textile merchant Pieter van den Broecke plied the West African coast in the 17th century, capturing enemy ships and encountering far-flung civilizations. Picks: art treasures, ‘Mad Men’ style, Willa Cather’s letters 2013-05-01T23:46:50Z A thick crowd of fishermen, buyers and intermediaries from at least five different West African countries worked within an intricate commercial system that seemed inexplicable to me. The ‘Wrong Time’ to Be in Gambia? Maybe Not 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Soyinka says Nigeria started going in the wrong direction back in 1955 when the West African giant started to get “unearned and undeserved wealth” from oil. Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z I feel particularly at home at Gramps, with its pinball machines, large outdoor space and D.J.s spinning a blend of West African funk and Italo-disco. Finding My Florida 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z He was the first West African contestant on “Top Chef,” which just aired its 16th season, introducing some viewers and judges to dishes like fufu and egusi stew. A Chef Tells the Story of the Slave Trade Through Dinner 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z In this debut, a 13-year-old up-and-coming boxer finds himself in a magical land peopled by West African deities and characters from African-American folklore. The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2019 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z For all the popularity of Afropop, you rarely hear much from the tiny West African nation of Togo. Elikeh highlights tiny African country of Togo 2012-08-20T21:22:03Z Trader Joe's newest product, Spicy Jollof Seasoned Rice Mix, is a harmonious blend of rice with dried tomatoes, garlic, and onions that will bring a kick to your favorite West African dish. 10 Trader Joe’s slow cooker essentials 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Like the characters in “Sojourners,” Ms. Udofia’s mother was a microbiologist and her father was a scholar of West African studies. Nine Plays, One Truth: Mfoniso Udofia on Her Immigrant Experience, and Ours 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z His dissertation examined cognitive and physical responses to the music of West African and African American musics. Vijay Iyer continues his pursuit in transforming jazz No matter the terms they use to describe their diets, these four West Africans are telling a story with many chapters, and figuring out their place in the world. Connecting With West Africa’s Plant-Based Past 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Ms. Okpokwasili presents her “Bronx Gothic,” a performance piece that includes movement, spoken word and songs, and combines elements of the West African griot tradition and the 19th-century epistolary novel, on May 30. ArtsBeat: Artists in Residence at Park Avenue Armory 2013-04-19T20:17:33Z While Swahili and the languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe will be featured, Yoruba represents the only West African language to be a part of the festival. 'Winter's Tale' by Shakespeare gets African reboot 2012-05-25T10:51:11Z She is also part of a growing number of people trying to confront a misconception that it is difficult — and even limiting — to eat a meatless diet using West African ingredients. Connecting With West Africa’s Plant-Based Past 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Soon, France will return 26 of those treasures to Benin, the West African nation where the kingdom once was. A Painter Explores His Royal Roots 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z West African highlife music, steel drums and all, filtered from speakers. 2010-01-22T16:52:00Z The band drew on free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman’s influence, plus Coltrane’s own studies of Indian and West African classical musics, and helped redefine the jazz combo as a breathing, unified body. In 1960, John Coltrane went on one last tour with Miles Davis. European audiences weren’t prepared for what he would play. And there’s a knowing flash of a catalog of Yoruba masks and sculpture by Robert Farris Thompson, the influential historian of West African art. Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’: Let’s Discuss 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z People rushed the stage and threw money, giddily adopting that West African custom. Dance Review: Nimbaya! Drummers From Guinea, at Symphony Space 2012-03-27T22:43:36Z In the old city, a group of young people organize walks to explore sites and build ties with the remaining inhabitants, many of which are West African workers or poor Libyans. As war rages, Tripoli art gallery opens in rundown old city 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The strongest of the six are three murals related to the 1839 uprising aboard the Spanish ship Amistad, when a group of West African captives led by Joseph Cinque overwhelmed the crew. Art Review: Hale Woodruff’s Talladega Murals, in ‘Rising Up,’ at N.Y.U. 2013-08-15T21:36:28Z Abdiel grew up in Florida and Maryland, doing West African dances in the living room with their mother, who is from Ivory Coast. A Walk in Their Heels: Meet the Hustle Evangelist 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z In contrast to the slate-shaded lounge, the kitchen is bright and set off with a vivid wall display of more than 200 spices, from West African alligator pepper to Peruvian aji amarillo. Shaw Bijou serves a few delights and several duds. Is that worth $500 a head? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The 2009 film “Stolen,” which charged that there was modern-day slavery in West African refugee camps, ran into criticism after a screening at the Sydney Film Festival in Australia. Documentary Film Festivals Feel Push on Accuracy 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Several mimic tropical, indigenous or West African musical instruments, connecting Guatemala’s pre-Columbian colonial and slavery past with its present. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Performers from Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo and Senegal will appear in this festival, a celebration of the mask, a staple of many West African civic and religious rites. What's on This Week Around the World 1461-08-09T05:00:00Z But the industrialist-turned-philanthropist added that the primary motivation for the exhibit was not to raise funds, but to promote West African art and culture. Globe-trotting singer Dom La Nena will touch down at Artisphere 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The relative acceptance of L.G.B.T.Q. people in Guinea-Bissau stands in stark contrast to the strict laws and social conventions in other West African countries and across the continent. ‘I Have to Be Open’ 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z His grandparents on both sides were immigrants from the West African island of Cape Verde. With ‘Only One to Choose From,’ a Great Choice 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The dish is just one of many contributions to West African cuisine from the Hausa people, who live in what is now northern Nigeria, Cameroon, southern Niger and elsewhere across the region. Sugared and Spiced, This Creamy Porridge Comforts 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z This concoction of Renaissance ideas and a human story is being brought to life with an eclectic musical composition - featuring medieval instruments, West African drummer Tony Allen, and Damon Albarn's unmistakable vocals. Magical mystery man 2011-06-07T07:09:40Z From there, he sailed to the West African nation of Ghana, where, for two and a half years, he served as an airplane mechanic, fixing combat-wounded bombers after their runs over Africa and Southern Europe. Family History, Uncovered in Quarantine 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Salaam said his mission is to expand the scope of DanceAfrica outside of the more familiar West African region. DanceAfrica Celebrates Rwanda and a ‘Living Sense of Grace’ 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Starting with the slave trade, the crop was used to build the wealth of America through the enslavement of West Africans and their descendants. The Southern and Low Country pantry ingredients one cook can’t live without 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Actually, the term is often applied to mean West African dance alone. In Africa, a Village of Mind, a World of Styles 2010-05-21T22:37:00Z At their wedding, they changed into Asoebi, traditional Nigerian dress for the reception, at which West African food was served and Afrobeat music played. Choosing to be in Each Other’s World 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z And he will import betel leaves and sweet potato leaves to make dishes inspired by traditional West African comfort food. Hospitality, Senegal’s Way, at Teranga in Harlem 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z But shooting a movie in the West African city brought a host of unforeseen challenges. He Won $1 Million to Make a Movie. Then the Problems Set in. 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Headlining the event once again is the choreographer Abdel R. Salaam’s Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, with its distinctive blend of modern, West African, house and hip-hop styles. All the Ways to Fall for Dance Again Onstage and Beyond 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The modal tune shows West African roots while it gathers contemporary layers with each verse, making a 21st-century journey. The Playlist: Sade’s Haunting Lullaby, and 11 More New Songs 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z And then, out of the restaurant and back in mentor mode, she chased thoughts of the polite West African from her mind. He Stopped by Her Table, and Then Into Her Life 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z That work has taken the form of schools, libraries, health care centers and public spaces — often in underserved areas where Kéré makes the most of limited resources and draws on West African traditions. Pritzker Prize goes to architect from West Africa 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z In “A Zoo in My Luggage,” Durrell spends most of the nearly 200 illustrated pages collecting and anthropomorphizing around Bafut, a mountain kingdom in the West African country. In ‘The Whispering Land,’ a British naturalist collects travel tales — and animals with tails — in Argentina 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z And somewhere along the way, she found time to explore Native American powwow singing and to visit Gambia to study the akonting, a three-stringed, centuries-old West African ancestor of the banjo. A Solo Spotlight for a Powerful Voice 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z He was soon hired by a greeting card company in Dedham, Massachusetts, and went on to illustrate books for more than 50 years, beginning in 1964 with “The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales.” Jerry Pinkney, award-winning illustrator, dies at 81 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z And new direct flights from Europe make getting to this West African country easier than ever. 52 Places to Go in 2019 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Arts A rare West African ivory mask, taken by the British during a 19th-century invasion of the city-state Benin in present-day Nigeria, was withdrawn from a Sotheby’s sale after online protests, The Independent reported. ArtsBeat: After Online Protest, Sotheby's Withdraws African Mask From Sale 2010-12-29T17:54:35Z This highly physical work for nine pushes the boundaries of endurance with a movement vocabulary that draws on hip-hop, tap, West African and postmodern dance traditions, combined with a punk aesthetic. 7 Dance Performances to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The hardest thing about “Top Chef,” he said, was that he wanted to showcase West African food, but he “knew finding and sourcing those ingredients all the time would be difficult.” He’s ready for his ‘Top Chef’ spotlight. And he wants to use it to talk about African food. 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The banjo, or at least its ancestor, journeyed to the New World with West African slaves as early as the 17th century. | Westchester: The New York Banjo Summit Is at Tarrytown Music Hall This Week 2013-01-12T02:55:29Z “He was one of a kind,” Ravid Kahalani, a founder of Yemen Blues, a band that is influenced by Yemenite, West African, Latin and jazz music, said in a phone interview. Ahmed Alshaiba, Yemeni Music Master, Is Dead at 32 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The Seattle photographer’s richly hued, deeply shadowed images tell individual stories and a larger one: how West Africans returned to communal activities after an outbreak that made human contact potentially fatal. Review | In the galleries: A surrealist painter inspires a photographer 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z The album, produced by Carlos Niño, recalls jazz precursors like Max Roach as well as hip-hop loops and West African folk drumming. The Playlist: Burial and Laura Marling Slip Deeper Into the Void 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z “I serve what Creoles of color generally made for gumbo,” Ms. Chase said, using a term that refers to mixed-race descendants of West African, French and Spanish citizens of New Orleans. Gumbo, the Classic New Orleans Dish, Is Dead. Long Live Gumbo. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z COLE: Well, West Africans are definitely not too polite, and I daresay Nigerians are the least polite of all. Photographing the Unphotographable 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Their attention is also being competed for by music from outside the Anglophone rock and pop traditions, everything from West African guitarpop to Soviet New Wave music to Ethiopian electronic funk from the 1980s. The Songs of Now Sound a Lot Like Then 2011-07-17T01:45:26Z The appeal of West Africans to plantation owners was simple: The moist climate of their homeland bore striking similarities to South Carolina’s swampy Lowcountry. In Charleston, Coming to Terms With the Past 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Donning boxing gloves, football pads and West African amulets, Ms. Chipaumire delivers the one-two punch that characterizes much of her work. Dance Listings for Sept. 9-15 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown, an acclaimed choreographer whose work blends contemporary dance forms with West African and Caribbean influences, will be celebrated at a free online event on Saturday. Ronald K. Brown to Receive the Jacob’s Pillow Award 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z As a young woman, Condé lived in several West African countries, often drawing the ire of governments for her outspoken criticism, and eventually moved to Paris to attend the Sorbonne. 2 Novels by ‘Alternative Nobel’ Winner Take On Power and Its Abuses 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Guinean Sekouba Bambino, one of the most famous singers to emerge from the poor West African country, was the last act on the second day of the festival. Malian music by moonlight seems far from country's woes 2013-11-27T11:27:16Z There's really, really good West African food in D.C. "Insecure" star Yvonne Orji is rewriting the immigrant narrative "one joke at a time" 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z One chef hopes the tiny West African grain will be. Asian and Italian flavors mix and mingle at the laid-back ABC Pony 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z “The word jollof might even scare them, I worried, though it was one of the most popular West African dishes worldwide! . . . What if I called jollof rice Kelly King Rice, or Better Than Sex Rice?” Review | In ‘New York, My Village,’ the long shadow of Nigeria’s civil war is impossible to escape 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z A West African griot is not just a singer, but a storyteller, poet, singer of praise, entertainer and verbal historian. N'Dour, Saariaho share Sweden's Polar Music Prize 2013-05-07T14:02:10Z The filigree of the facade panels was inspired by African-American grillwork in South Carolina and Louisiana, which had West African roots. Review: The Smithsonian African American Museum Is Here at Last. And It Uplifts and Upsets. 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The farm grows waterleaf, garden eggs and peppers as hot as glowing charcoal, but you won’t find the West African and Caribbean produce at farmers markets in the District. UDC’s research farm embraces multiple missions: grow, teach and discover They would drink and dance into the early morning to a mixtape soundtrack of Bob Marley, Ghanaian and West African music writ large, and, of course, Volta Jazz. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Touré is the founder of Day Clean Journeys, a touring company that recounts the history of the earliest West Africans brought to coastal Georgia and South Carolina. For Black tour guides in Savannah, the historical is personal 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z West African orchestras provided a soundtrack to post-colonial aspirations – but recordings were haphazard. From afrobeat to zouk: the Mauritanian home of rare African sounds 2012-06-03T12:49:52Z It was clear that West African influences continue to dominate Salvador’s cuisine, music, religion and culture. A passion for soccer helps unite one of the world’s most diverse countries 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Empty of human life before their discovery by the Portuguese during the 15th century, the Cape Verdean islands were an early center for the shipment of slaves from the West African coast to the Americas. An Atlantic Archipelago’s Main Export: Music 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The Washington Post described an Etran Finatawa performance as "Middle Eastern prayer, Mississippi blues and West African folklore ... performed with a palpable passion." Etran Finatawa brings 'nomad's blues' to Neumos 2010-07-22T21:50:00Z On August 3, 1960, the West African country of Niger declared its independence from France. Luck, Speed, and Heat at the Grand-Prix Horse Races in Niger 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z An exception is Caesar, the West African character played by Kevin McAllister, a man who fled his country and eluded the slave trade to join Blackbeard’s free spirits. Review | The new musical ‘Blackbeard’ swashbuckles into rough waters 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z She is assigned to the trial of a former West African president, an unrepentant war criminal. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z For some West African chefs in the diaspora, engaging with vegetarian interpretations of their cuisines has prompted other kinds of self-reflection. Connecting With West Africa’s Plant-Based Past 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z One collection, for example, was inspired by a mash-up of 1930s French couture, 1970s West African photography, early Isaac Mizrahi and Eames furniture. Fashion’s Newest Star Already Has Michelle Obama’s Approval 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z His music, by turns minimal and lush, incorporates an array of influences from Bach to rock to West African kora music. Ludovico Einaudi: A Classical Artist for the YouTube Age 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z He himself is Igbo, a West African ethnic group that was a major source of slaves to the American South. In '12 Years a Slave,' all eyes on actor Chiwetel Ejiofor 2013-10-17T15:23:36Z Pacific time to discuss "The Book of Negroes," BET's ambitious six-part miniseries that follows a West African woman's long search for freedom after she is sold into slavery around the time of the American Revolution. Emmy Contenders: Join Louis Gossett Jr. of 'Book of Negroes' on Thursday 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Although some Africans had been encountering Arab traders for centuries, the sudden arrival of Portuguese sailors on the West African coast around 1450 caused a sensation. Art Review: ?Through African Eyes? at the Detroit Institute of Arts 2010-04-15T22:09:00Z Mona Boyd, the Arkansas-born founder of Landtours in Accra, Ghana, started highlighting West African fare in her packages five years ago, arranging for small groups of travelers to dine in the homes of local families. Can Food Tours Stray From the Beaten Path Without Ruining the Experience? 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z A shortage of healthcare workers means weak West African governments are losing the battle to contain Ebola, despite pledges of hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid. Defying stigma, survivors join the Ebola fight in West Africa 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z What attracts miners, and soldiers from two rival "liberation" armies, is the prospect of relief from the barbarous, elongated war tearing this West African nation to shreds. Review: 'Ruined' is an intimate glimpse into a war-torn nation's women and warriors 2010-07-12T23:42:00Z Perkinson’s music evoked centuries of Black American music, between lavish pizzicato sections which called to mind the connections between the American banjo and West African plucked string instruments and bluesy slides from note to note. Review: In ‘Difficult Grace,’ a Cellist Moves Beyond Classical Confines 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z “I’ve done flamenco, Zulu dance, West African dance, and now I’m learning the dance of my own Tswana culture,” Ms. Masilo said. Dada Masilo Turns Tchaikovsky on His Head in ‘Swan Lake’ 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z After a wallow in melted tomatoes, bay leaves and thyme, it’s as rich as — if daintier in scale than — the grand heaps served at West African restaurants in Harlem or the Bronx. At Berber Street Food, Housemade Harissa and Vivid Traditions 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The West African cooks brought to this continent as enslaved people, meanwhile, were said to have been unimpressed by the root vegetable, dismissing it as "the white man's yam." Thanks, Patti Labelle: Sweet potato pie will always beat pumpkin in my household 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z It begins during the War of 1812, when British soldiers promised land and freedom to a small group of West African slaves along the Eastern Seaboard if they would take up arms against their masters. Finding a Lost Strain of Rice, and Clues to Slave Cooking 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The chief distinction of the choreography lies in its effort to mix hip-hop styles with steps from tap, ballet and West African dance. Illstyle and Peace’s ‘IMpossible IZZpossible’ at BAM Fisher 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Now in her debut novel, “Skin of the Sea,” she blends elements of Andersen’s original story with West African history and Yoruban mythology to create a new fairy tale. 4 New Y.A. Fantasy Novels Full of Dark, Enchanting Twists 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z She was taking on the traditional West African singer’s role as community conscience while delivering her messages with a modern kick. Music Review: A Malian Singer Sets Her West African Message to a Dance Beat 2011-07-31T22:06:14Z For melodies it’s divided among three ideas: Ellington songs, Coltrane’s “Love Supreme” — a once-sacrosanct work that now seems more pliable every year — and West African music, as a melodic-rhythmic ideal of strength and simplicity. Pop: New Releases from Saxophone Players and Drummers 2012-10-07T05:10:06Z West African percussion and lyric guitar riffs star in her lush takes on the familiar songs, making them even more impossible not to dance to. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z You hear Balkan folk, American funk, West African high life, South African free jazz. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Inspired both by Brancusi’s “Endless Column” and West African Dogon ladders, it marked a turning point in his art. Carl Andre’s Epic Sculptures, United at Dia:Beacon 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The 100-foot mural is painted with bright shades of blue and red, and West African symbols of togetherness, abundance and unity. Art painted on crosswalks makes streets safer, group says 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z "Americans know West African cuisine largely because of its echoes in Creole and Southern food," wrote Elie. A New Orleans chef finds a place for fusion in the Black diaspora’s cuisine 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z His vocabulary draws from both traditional West African dance and contemporary styles, and its fluid use of the arms and detailed coordination are endlessly fascinating to watch. Dance Review: Ailey Troupe in Devotional Moods at BAM 2010-06-13T21:17:00Z Mr. Garland deftly combines the crisp rhythms of Bach with sharp footwork, jazzy syncopations, and hints of West African dance and the Harlem Shake. Dancing in the Streets of Harlem, and Gathering to Dance, Merce-Style 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The team’s dance moves are fashioned after a West African-, jazz- and hip-hop-inspired style that started in the 1960s and is a staple at historically Black colleges and universities. A Black dance team arrived at a majority-White college. Some got worried. 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Dinner might feature West African cuisine one night, South American the next. The Scenic Route: Have the Time of Your Life 2012-10-22T05:20:20.840Z Soneela Nankani, a talented voice actor of East Indian and West African heritage, narrates the book, her performance perfectly conveying Afi’s bafflement, hurt, anger and growing resolve to untangle herself from other people’s machinations. Review | Ken Follett’s latest epic is among the best audiobooks this month 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Known as a legume that could fatten the body, slave owners force-fed the kidnapped Africans a food that had a rich, near-spiritual meaning in West African homes. A New Orleans chef finds a place for fusion in the Black diaspora’s cuisine 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Wearing a collared cotton shirt and matching bow tie so bright they conjured an exploded dashiki, she reached for a West African kora and beamed. The Face of Solo Guitar Is Changing. It’s About Time. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Surely because by doing so, the author can envelop a putatively alien West African war story in a familiar American setting. Review | In ‘New York, My Village,’ the long shadow of Nigeria’s civil war is impossible to escape 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z At Chishuru, a West African restaurant in London, it's mixed with black tea for warmth and elderflower for a floral sweetness. The delicious, diverse world of spirits from the African continent 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z West African spiritual practices often revolved around deities who had favorite foods like black-eyed peas, which are native to the continent. Tracing the Origins of a Black American New Year’s Ritual 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Originally brought to North America by enslaved West Africans, the peanut was thought to be all but extinct. Hatched From Peanuts, the South’s Hot New Oil 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z These are West African musical genres, and the only intoxicant will be the beat. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z I play this West African harp, the n’goni, and it’s helped me reconnect with language and voice in a way I wasn’t able to do through other types of vocal music. What Does a Singer Do With Full Freedom? 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The program includes a mix of live bands, D.J.’s and dance teachers from more than 10 countries, including La Group Nga Soso Hadie, a group of Guinean drummers and dancers playing traditional West African music. In Transit Blog: African and Latin Beats at Prague Festival 2011-10-23T10:00:07Z The relative acceptance of L.G.B.T.Q. people in Guinea-Bissau stands in contrast to the strict laws and social conventions in neighboring West African countries. ‘I Have to Be Open’ 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Her real name is Malinka, and she is the daughter of a West African single mother who worked as a cleaning woman. Newly Released Books Include Novels by Dominic Smith and Marie NDiaye 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Liberia is one of the three West African countries coping with the largest Ebola outbreak in history. US Ebola victims to be treated at sophisticated facility in Atlanta 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Much like “Six Feet Under” and “The Leftovers,” the series explores the boundaries between life and death; it does so, in part, by referencing West African spiritual practices such as ancestor worship and divination rituals. ‘David Makes Man’ Is a Complex Portrait of Black Boyhood 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z He's a fine instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, and his distinctive, gently driving style is influenced both by his West African roots and international travels. Seckou Keita: Miro – review 2012-10-04T21:30:01Z The period film follows a troop of fierce woman warriors, the Agojie, as they defend the West African kingdom of Dahomey from slave traders, domestic and foreign. ‘The Woman King’ and Intimate Moments Amid Epic Action 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Open daily for picking your own produce, including strawberries, raspberries and specialty vegetables like West African chiles. Where to Go for South Jersey Berries 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Isata Funma sees me eyeing up the beaded West African throne in the double living room of her north London home and I hesitate. African express: an art collector’s colourful home 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z There was West African drumming, jazz ensembles and, crucially, steel pan, for which Akiho quickly showed an affinity. One Composer, Four Players, ‘Seven Pillars’ 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z She was born in Italy, but her family travelled extensively during her childhood, and her work—both the clothing and the illustration—flows from a fusion of European and West African influences. Diana Ajaita’s “Iya Ni Wura (Mother Is Gold)” 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Officials in Benin City hope the return of the artifacts and the construction of the Edo Museum of West African Art will herald a cultural revival and a boom in tourism. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The pieces feature craggy edges and spontaneous gestures, West African textile patterns and abstract-expressionist swoops of pencil and white paint. In the galleries: Rustic landscapes with just a touch of menace 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z With a band that can play at every level of funkiness and sensitivity, Maal is every inch the West African superstar. Baaba Maal and friends – review 2012-07-29T17:15:01Z The result was a resonant, practiced show that combined glistening West African guitar pop, Afrobeat and rock with Kidjo's buoyant voice. Angelique Kidjo delivers urgent, resonant joy to California Plaza 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z I was born in the West African British colony of the Gold Coast almost exactly a month after the Queen's accession to the throne on 6 February 1952. Diamond jubilee: writers reflect on growing up Elizabethan 2012-06-01T21:50:02Z While taking care of her infant daughter, she earned a B.F.A. in dance at Tulane University and performed with local dance companies of many kinds —Brazilian, West African, modern. She Wants to Heal the World Through Second Line 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z West African chocolates are often more straightforwardly fudgy, sometimes tinged with flavors of coconut, raisins and coffee. Everything You Need to Know About Chocolate 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Ehikhamenor is the only artist on the board of the Edo Museum of West African Art. History and Humor Inspire Victor Ehikhamenor’s Art 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z He started by opening Teranga, luring patrons to view art on the walls of the restaurant that serves West African food with a menu designed by Senegalese chef Pierre Thiam. A Harlem Institution Reimagines How Americans Interact With the African Continent 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The piece evolved from folksy plucking and rhythmic percussive bangs, influenced by West African music, to archetypal plush string legato, like that heard in the Webern ingeniously placed right before it. Dover Quartet begins Kennedy residence with style 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z A First Global team from the West African nation of Gambia announced Tuesday that its five members were denied entry to the United States for the event, which begins July 16. U.S. blocks two teenage robotics teams from attending competition 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z WE were driving through the back alleys of Ouidah, a sultry former slave port in the West African nation of Benin, when we spotted him: a figure in robes and leather gloves. Cultured Traveler: On the Vodun Trail in Benin 2012-02-03T17:18:18Z Baba Ras D is banging a large West African drum, his long dreads hidden under a cap. He’s a 6-foot-6 corrections-officer-turned-singer. And D.C.’s toddlers love him. 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z They mixed and matched musical idioms with conversational ease, from the reggae treatment of Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down the Line” to the West African feel of the guitars in “Come to Me.” Concert review: Bonnie Raitt at Chicago Theatre 2012-05-20T06:10:00Z At first glance, New Orleans may not appear to be the obvious setting for a thriving West African restaurant. A New Orleans chef finds a place for fusion in the Black diaspora’s cuisine 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z After an opening scene in 1910, with “the Accademia Bridge arcing over the canal,” she makes the bizarre claim that there was “a period when Venice used West African slaves as gondoliers.” Three Wealthy Women and Their Venetian Mansion 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z The first half featured the youthful, adorably vigorous BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble, along with Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble, from the Bronx, in “Unchained,” a scintillating arrangement of West African dances. Review: DanceAfrica Festival Bids a Percussive Farewell to Chuck Davis 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Throughout a multidecade career that lifted her to international acclaim, Angélique Kidjo has kept one foot planted in her native Benin, making border-crossing music rooted in West African sounds and rhythms. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z A satirical study of the universal insecurities and hierarchical struggles of West African teenage girls, the play receives first-class treatment from director Nicole A. Watson and a cast eager to spread the aforesaid joy. Review | Mean girls are at home in Ghana, too 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Now, he’s headed to the West African nation of Ivory Coast, where he’s opened a boutique hotel and restaurant in a palm-tree-lined beach resort area called Grand-Bassam. He’s Dazzled Diners in the U.S. Now He Aims to ‘Change People’s Perspectives’ in Ivory Coast. 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Green, himself Gullah, drew extensively on West African motifs in his visual design. ‘Porgy and Bess,’ a Spoleto Festival USA Homecoming 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Unlike most debuts, that one showed that she had her own full-fledged style, mixing modern dance techniques and West African dance elements with focused bursts of energy and impeccable theatrical timing. The Week Ahead: June 27 ? July 3 2010-06-25T15:46:00Z Its title riffs on the colloquial name for Aframomum melegueta, a gingerlike West African spice heavily exported to the West for its fabled magical powers and homeopathic healing properties. Top-Notch African Design Comes to New York’s R & Company 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown’s fifth piece for Ailey since 1999, “Four Corners” hints at a world of angels and individuals seeking peace, with a typical melding of modern and West African dance. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dancers Return to Lincoln Center 2013-06-13T21:00:28Z He uses a rich mix of movement forms, including hip-hop, West African, contemporary modern and release. For a Young Choreographer, Bed-Stuy Is Home and a Stage 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The title comes from a West African proverb popularized by Bob Marley: “If you are a big tree, we are a small axe.” Steve McQueen unveils an anthology of racism and resistance 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The island prides itself on a Carnival that stays true to its 18th-century roots: a European pre-Lent bacchanal, co-opted by slaves mimicking their French and British colonizers and infusing the festivities with West African folklore. On Dominica, a Carnival Celebration as It Was Meant to Be 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Learning to use okra’s slime to an advantage in stews and other one-pot meals was a skill West Africans developed and brought with them when they were enslaved. Okra’s Triumph of Taste Over Texture 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Just west of Center City across the Schuykill River, the area has a diverse community that supports excellent ethnic restaurants from West African to Caribbean to Asian. Eat and drink your way around Philadelphia's sizzling food scene 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Hypnotic world-music grooves mesh with blues and country, as loops and programming mingle with banjo, electric guitars, synthesizers and a one-stringed West African fiddle. Robert Plant Releases ‘lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar’ 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z The songs grew heftier, using thick, rolling, inexorable West African backbeats crested by cymbals, sometimes reminding a Western ear of reggae and even, at times, zydeco; the rhythms grow incantatory. Music Review: Bombino at Le Poisson Rouge - Review 2011-11-30T23:18:27Z He has no formal training but cooks recipes from his family that have been part of West African cuisine for ages. Discomfort food: Using dinners to talk about race, violence and America 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Right down to that seminal moment in Congo Square where the pentatonic scale and West African rhythm met European instrumentation and arrangement. Hot seat: David Simon explains "Treme" 2011-07-04T12:05:00Z The committee praised him for preserving an oral record of tribal history in the tradition of West African griots. N'Dour, Saariaho share Sweden's Polar Music Prize 2013-05-07T14:02:10Z It's a West African country, where singing is about giving praise, and about storytelling. Can opera singers sing pop ? and vice versa? 2011-07-28T22:00:03Z Zimmern explained that remoulade – a French sauce – had been influenced by Spanish, Caribbean and West African flavors by the time it made its way to Louisiana. Chef Andrew Zimmern shares Super Bowl LVI recipe, talks Taste of the NFL's mission to end hunger 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z If Curaçao had a soundtrack it would be Papiamentu, the island’s Creole language, said to be a hybrid of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English and West African dialects. The Caribbean ?roundup: In the Caribbean, Away From the Crowds 2011-11-11T19:50:00Z Or maybe they just need someone to tell you what a West African gem Chez Dior is. Chez Dior: You don’t have to miss Senegal to feel at home here 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Since then, those nations of the West African Sahel have been plagued by terrorist groups that have evolved, splintered, and reconstituted themselves. Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa after 75,000% increase in terror attacks 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Security analysts say a drawn out fight for the town could have far-reaching impacts for Mali and its West African neighbours. Mali's army says it's captured rebel stronghold of Kidal 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The West African nation has been grappling with a jihadi insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group for years. Burkina Faso authorities say 70 people, mostly children and elderly, slain in village massacre 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Translators who work for German peacekeepers in Mali have told the BBC they fear for their lives as the UN mission winds up its mission in the West African country. Translators for German UN troops in Mali fear Taliban-style fate 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Groups linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State group have been spreading for years from the vast arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert — the Sahel — into wealthier West African coastal states like Benin. Groups linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State take root on the coast of West Africa 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have been spreading for years from the vast arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert — the Sahel — into wealthier West African coastal states like Benin. Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State take root on the coast of West Africa 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z In Senegal, it works to oversee training across all 15 members of the West African regional bloc, Ecowas, plus neighbouring Mauritania. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Voters may also question Bawumia's track record as the West African country struggles to emerge from its worst economic crisis in a generation. Ghana ruling party picks VP Bawumia as presidential candidate 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z A military coup in the West African country of Niger raised the prospect that supplies to France's vital nuclear industry might be in jeopardy. Why France's Emmanuel Macron is courting Central Asia 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Eight soldiers were charged with treason and conspiracy in January for their role in a Dec. 21, 2022 coup attempt in the West African nation of 2.5 million people almost entirely surrounded by Senegal. Gambia court sentences soldier to 12 years in prison for leading foiled coup 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Security analysts said that fighting could now break out in Kidal, adding to insecurity in the West African country where Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State also operate. Mali rebels say they have taken base vacated by UN peacekeepers 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Mali’s junta ordered the 15,000-strong U.N. mission to leave the West African country immediately, claiming it had failed in its mission in trying to contain an Islamic extremist insurgency. UN peacekeepers have departed a rebel stronghold in northern Mali early as violence increases 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Boat disasters are common in remote communities across the West African nation. More than 70 people are missing after the latest deadly boat accident in Nigeria’s north 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z It was yet another milestone for Afrobeats, a West African musical genre that is becoming a global sensation. The World Is Becoming More African 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z But for decades the West African nation’s forests have been threatened, initially by anti-Voodoo attacks and then by the expansion of farming and urbanization. In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z The West African country gets its much of its electricity from hydro and thermal sources, but these are often poorly maintained. Ghana power crisis: Limited gas supply triggers nationwide power outage 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected legislation that would have forced President Joe Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from Niger, a West African nation where military officers seized power in July. US Senate rejects bid to remove troops from Niger 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Neighbors shut their borders with Niger and more than 70% of its electricity, supplied by Nigeria, was cut off after financial transactions with West African countries were suspended. Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z He waged his campaign under the slogan "Rescue", arguing that the West African state went downhill during Mr Weah's first six years in office. Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai set for run-off 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Extremist rebels were forced from power in the West African nation’s northern cities in 2013 with the help of a French-led military operation. U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z A former soccer superstar won the presidential election in the West African nation of Liberia in 2017 by promising to fix the country’s economy, build more roads and address endemic graft. What to Know About the Presidential Election in Liberia 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z A West African drumming event takes place in front of City Hall at 6 p.m. followed by a play performed at Lost Nation Theater. Vermont’s flood-damaged capital is slowly rebuilding. And it’s asking tourists and residents to help 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Questions about the cause of his death prompted protests, rallies and grief spilling onto the streets across the West African nation. A nurse is named as the prime suspect in the mysterious death of the Nigerian Afrobeat star Mohbad 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Insurgents also have a foothold in West African coastal states, including Benin, Togo and Ivory Coast. Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Tinubu is the chairman of the main West African bloc ECOWAS, which has been trying to negotiate with the Niger military junta. Algeria says Niger accepts its mediation in resolving political crisis 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The West African nation's navy has posted photos on X, formerly known as Twitter, giving details of those it intercepted: Senegal's navy intercepts boats carrying 600 would-be migrants 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Young people in West African capitals wave the flags at protests or as they race through cities on motorcycles. The Hottest New Accessory in Niger? A Russian Flag. 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The stopgap roadway infrastructure is one of the challenges Fairafric has had to navigate to build a factory in this West African country. How West Africa Can Reap More Profit From the Global Chocolate Market 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Thousands of West Africans like Barry undertake risky journeys across the Sahara desert each year, searching for a better life. Guinean student cycles across Africa for place at top Islamic university 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z For their research work, the team first caught mosquitoes around Taï National Park in the West African country of Côte d'Ivoire. Decreasing biodiversity may promote spread of viruses 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The West African country of Niger is among the world's most deadly for attacks by jihadists. 'France takes us for idiots' - Inside coup-hit Niger 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Jeune Afrique's suspension marks the latest escalation in a crackdown on French media since the West African country fell under military rule last year. Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over 'untruthful' articles 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z "I think for the French, it's more a marker of defeat than anything else," Nathaniel Powell, West African analyst at Oxford Analytica, said. Analysis: West losing sight of Sahel after France announces Niger withdrawal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Nearly 500 people died or disappeared on West African migration routes last year, data from the International Organization for Migration shows. Guinean student cycles across Africa for place at top Islamic university 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z MHD, who is known for blending trap and West African music to get "Afro trap", pleaded not guilty to the charges. French rapper MHD gets 12 years in jail for murder 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z As we walked along the strip that makes up this camp, a group of men danced to popular West African and Arabic music. Lampedusa: Inside the camp at the heart of Europe’s migrant surge 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z In Nigeria, for example, a small and bad-tempered snake called the West African carpet viper is responsible for most of the country's bites. More People Die from Venomous Snakebites Each Year Than Have Ever Died from Ebola 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z Tinubu is chairman of the main West African bloc ECOWAS, which has been trying to negotiate with the Niger military junta. Nigeria's Tinubu tells UN he seeks to restore democratic order in Niger 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Last year, he wrote a book about how West African armies were responding to terrorism. Burkina Faso’s Military Takes Over, Removes President 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z But clashes appear to be intensifying as both sides seek to control territory in the desert centre and north of the West African country, just as U.N. peacekeepers withdraw. Mali's Tuareg rebels claim capture of more military bases 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Attache Emmanuel Pasquier's expulsion is the latest sign of increasing tension between the West African nation and its former coloniser France since a military government seized power in two coups last year. Burkina Faso junta orders French embassy's defence attache to leave 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z One is at Hadiani, a West African restaurant that opened in December. Where to find marvelous meatballs in Mountlake Terrace 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Boat disasters are common in many remote communities across the West African nation where locally made vessels are commonly used for transport. A boat capsizing in north-central Nigeria killed at least 24 people. Dozens of others are missing 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Sall ruled out running for a third term in July after violent unrest in the West African country, throwing wide open the race to succeed him. Senegal PM Ba named as presidential candidate for ruling coalition 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Mr Bongo had led the oil-rich West African country since 2009 when he succeeded his father who had been in power for more than 40 years. Gabon coup: New PM tells BBC country should hold elections within two years 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Mali is one of several West African countries battling violent insurgencies linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that took root in Mali's arid north in 2012 before spreading across the region. Al Qaeda branch claims attack on second Mali military base 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The menu showcases classic West African dishes: peanut butter soup, fufu, meat pies and fried fish. Where to find marvelous meatballs in Mountlake Terrace 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Mali is one of several West African countries battling a violent insurgency with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State that took root in Mali's arid north in 2012 before spreading across the region. Militants kill more than 60 in Mali on boat and at army camp 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Before this movement, there were 1,100 troops in the West African country. Exclusive: U.S. military repositioning some troops within Niger, withdrawing non-essential personnel 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The West African country has been battling Islamist insurgents, some with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State, in its desert north since 2015. Burkina Faso says 53 soldiers, volunteers killed in clashes with militants 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The junta had initially closed Niger's airspace citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc. Niger junta reopens airspace after coup - transport ministry 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z But what can I say — it’s not often I eat at West African restaurants and I wanted to sample a few dishes! Where to find marvelous meatballs in Mountlake Terrace 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Nigeria wants to encourage investments rather than rely on borrowing to create jobs, its finance minister said on Monday, as the new government tries to revive the West African nation. Nigeria's Tinubu to attend G20 summit in India to promote investment 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Regional tensions are also rising as the junta ignores calls from other West African countries to release and reinstate Bazoum, even amid the threat of military force. Niger’s military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the oil-rich nation of Gabon became the eighth Central or West African country to be hit by a military takeover in the last three years. EU examines its training of African armies as another coup rocks the continent 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the current chair of West African bloc ECOWAS, said on Wednesday he was working closely with other African leaders to contain what he called a "contagion of autocracy" spreading across Africa. African leaders work on response to Gabon military coup 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The United States is deeply concerned by events in the oil-producing West African nation of Gabon, where military officers said on Wednesday they had seized power, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said. Ukraine's Zelenskiy decries corruption in military medical exemptions 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The United States is deeply concerned by events in the oil-producing West African nation of Gabon, where military officers said on Wednesday they had seized power, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said. Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida, then weakens and turns fury on Georgia 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The United States is deeply concerned by events in the oil-producing West African nation of Gabon, where military officers said on Wednesday they had seized power, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said. Business partners of India's Adani family used 'opaque' funds to invest in its stocks, media group says 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In Niger, they said, it is important to back the West African bloc ECOWAS. EU examines its training of African armies as another coup rocks the continent 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The United States is deeply concerned by events in the oil-producing West African nation of Gabon, where military officers said on Wednesday they had seized power, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said. Hurricane Idalia could cost insurers $9.36 bln - UBS 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z They were able to terminate all U.N. sanctions on Malians and abolish a panel of experts which has been critical of activities of Russia’s Wagner Group in the West African nation. Russia’s actions at U.N. terminate Mali sanctions and panel of experts reporting, recently on Wagner 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In deciding on sanctions, the EU will aim to mirror any measures taken by the West African regional body ECOWAS, Borrell said. EU to prepare ground for sanctions on Niger coup leaders - Borrell 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Unlike Niger and two other West African countries run by military juntas, Gabon hasn’t been wracked by jihadi violence and had been seen as relatively stable. Mutinous soldiers in Gabon say they’ve ousted president whose family has ruled for 55 years 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Under pressure from Mali's West African neighbours, the junta agreed to cede power to a civilian-led interim government tasked with overseeing an 18-month transition to democratic elections to be held in February 2022. Recent coups in West and Central Africa 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Attaf, who recently toured West African states, said "most of the countries we have talked to are against military intervention to end the crisis". Algeria proposes transition to resolve Niger crisis 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z That’s the year when a military coup took place in the West African country and rebels in the north formed an Islamic state two months later. Russia’s actions at U.N. terminate Mali sanctions and panel of experts reporting, recently on Wagner 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z So Keïta appears to be in tune with the public mood in the West African state by supporting the junta. Salif Keïta: 'Golden Voice of Africa' supports Mali's coup leaders 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z There’s been no visible presence of Russian mercenaries in the West African nation so far, other than crowds waving Russian and Wagner flags at demonstrations in support of the coup. Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of their leader in plane crash 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Mogensen worked on oil rigs off the West African coast after getting an engineering degree. New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger's coup leader, last week pledged to return the West African nation to civilian rule within three years. Niger junta gives French envoy 48 hours to leave 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Touray said the West African heads of state would decide on when to use force whenever it feels like all diplomatic means have failed. Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks the French ambassador to leave 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z While she had experience with other dance styles including house, salsa and West African, an introduction to Kwikstep helped her connect with others who exposed her to the legacy in hip-hop dance. Break dancing fostered Black and brown unity. Some of its pioneers worry of erasure 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Talks this weekend between Niger’s new military regime and a delegation from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, have reportedly yielded little progress. Pope Francis calls for peaceful end to the Niger crisis 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Niger's coup leader has promised to return the West African nation to civilian rule within three years. Niger coup leader Gen Tchiani promises to handover power in three years 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z He made the announcement after meeting mediators from the West African regional bloc Ecowas in the capital, Niamey. Niger junta gives French envoy 48 hours to leave 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity after Saturday’s meeting between Niger’s new military regime and a delegation from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS. Talks between regional bloc and Niger’s junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The West African group is pursuing diplomatic ways to reverse the July 26 coup. West African bloc meets Niger's ousted president, junta leader in Niamey 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z U.S. diplomats say junta leaders have warned that Bazoum would be killed if Niger’s West African neighbors intervene militarily to restore Bazoum to power. US readying plans to evacuate drone bases if necessary under Niger’s new junta, commander says 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z When mutinous soldiers seized power in the West African nation of Burkina Faso early last year, the president of neighboring Niger struck a dismissive note. Niger’s Ousted President: Celebrated Abroad, Criticized at Home 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z West African army chiefs will meet on Thursday in Ghana's capital Accra to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails to reverse a military coup. Sweden to raise terrorist threat assessment -daily DN 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z West African army chiefs will meet on Thursday in Ghana's capital Accra to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails to reverse a military coup. No change seen in Russia's nuclear posture, NATO's Stoltenberg says 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z West African army chiefs will meet on Thursday in Ghana's capital Accra to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails to reverse a military coup. India landslides block trucks taking supplies to strife-torn Manipur 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z West African army chiefs will meet on Thursday in Ghana's capital Accra to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails to reverse a military coup. South Korea's Yoon heads to US for summit with Biden, Kishida 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z West African army chiefs will meet on Thursday in Ghana's capital Accra to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails to reverse a military coup. Small aircraft carrying 8 people crashes in Malaysia 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z West African army chiefs will meet on Thursday in Ghana's capital Accra to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails to reverse a military coup. Socialist candidate elected speaker of Spain's lower house of parliament 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z West African army chiefs will meet on Thursday in Ghana's capital Accra to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger if diplomacy fails to reverse a military coup. UK's 'king of the chat show' Michael Parkinson dies aged 88 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The department said this year that human traffickers “exploit Ivoirian boys and boys from West African countries, especially Burkina Faso, in forced labor in agriculture, especially cocoa production.” Advocates sue federal government for failing to ban imports of cocoa harvested by children 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The council could overrule the West African bloc’s decision if it thought an intervention threatened wider peace and security on the continent. A rights group says it can’t get access to detained officials in Niger 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The announcement said high-ranking West African politicians and “their international mentors” have made false allegations and attempted to derail a peaceful solution to the crisis in order to justify a military intervention. Niger’s coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for ‘high treason’ 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The West African regional bloc Ecowas has threatened military action to reverse the coup, but it has so far failed to follow through on its threat. Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum to be charged with high treason, junta says 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The junta dismissed these reports Sunday night and accused West African politicians and international partners of fueling a disinformation campaign to discredit the junta. Niger’s coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for ‘high treason’ 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, has threatened to use military force if President Bazoum, who took office two years ago, is not released and reinstated. An activist tied to Niger’s junta says its leaders won’t hold talks until the region recognizes them 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z That followed the expiration of a deadline by Ecowas, a power bloc of West African states, for the coup leaders to stand down. Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum 'in good spirits' despite detention 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z Those searching for land found easy targets in the Gullah Geechee community, owned by descendants of West Africans who were forced into slavery on rice, indigo and cotton plantations along the Atlantic coast. Developers have Black families fighting to maintain property and history 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Those searching for land found easy targets in the Gullah Geechee community, owned by descendants of West Africans who were forced into slavery on rice, indigo and cotton plantations. Developers have Black families fighting to maintain property and history 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z In a statement issued on Friday, Russia's foreign ministry warned other West African nations not to send troops into Niger. Niger coup: Russia warns Ecowas not to take military action 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z West African nations have approved armed intervention in Niger "as soon as possible", the Ivory Coast president says, following a meeting to discuss the coup. Niger coup: West Africa nations to assemble 'standby force' 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z They had hopped on the ship while it was docked 3,500 miles away — in Lagos, the most populous city in the West African nation of Nigeria. They Hid on a Ship’s Rudder to Flee Nigeria. They Landed in Brazil. 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The “cola” in Coca-Cola is actually the kola nut, the seed of the West African tropical evergreen tree Cola acuminata, which looks like a chestnut kissed by someone wearing Barbie-pink lipstick. Pop quiz: What's in a Coca-Cola, if it's not 'coca' or the kola nut? 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Neighbouring countries backing the armed takeover called on the United Nations to prevent a military intervention threatened by other West African states. EU starts preparing sanctions against Niger - sources 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z On Friday, the West African bloc Ecowas approved a "standby force" in response to the military takeover in Niger, and Ivory Coast's president said it could be deployed "as soon as possible". Niger coup: Russia warns Ecowas not to take military action 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z They refused to admit mediation teams that were meant to arrive Tuesday, sent by the United Nations, the African Union, and West African regional bloc ECOWAS. Niger’s military junta digs in with Cabinet appointments and rejects talks 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The Economic Community of West African States and the West African Monetary and Economic Union have imposed some of the most stringent sanctions on Niger so far since the coup. Factbox: What sanctions have been imposed on Niger since coup? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z This nut has long been used medicinally and recreationally as a stimulant by West Africans, as it contains caffeine and theobromine. Pop quiz: What's in a Coca-Cola, if it's not 'coca' or the kola nut? 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Ecowas - a trading bloc of 15 West African states - issued a Sunday deadline to Niger's junta leaders to stand down and restore President Bazoum. Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability - Antony Blinken 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Mali has long been battling an Islamist insurgency and the West African country's junta, which seized power in coups in 2020 and 2021, teamed up with Russia's Wagner mercenary group in 2021. Mali's troops, foreign partners target women to 'spread terror' - UN report 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z West African regional bloc Ecowas had set a deadline of Sunday for the junta to give up power - or face possible military action. Nigeria's President Tinubu faces backlash over military intervention in Niger 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Ecowas is a regional trading bloc of 15 West African countries, including Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and Ghana. Niger coup: Junta shuts airspace citing military intervention threat 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z After mutinous soldiers detained Niger’s democratically elected president on July 26, the bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, gave them an ultimatum: Restore democracy or face military action. War, Mediation or Silence? Coup Leaders in Niger Face Decision Time 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the attempted coup d’état in the West African nation, the federal government said on Saturday. Libya's High State Council votes to replace leader 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the attempted coup d’état in the West African nation, the federal government said on Saturday. Italy cuts troops in Niger to free up military base space for civilians 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Although some other West African countries have promised to take part in any military intervention, it is hard to see them doing so without Nigeria, if the National Assembly does not give its backing. Nigeria's President Tinubu faces backlash over military intervention in Niger 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the attempted coup d’état in the West African nation, the federal government said on Saturday. Mike Pence does not rule out being witness for Trump's prosecution 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z West African officials said that they would employ force only as a last resort, and most analysts said that a conflict appeared unlikely, at least in the near term. War, Mediation or Silence? Coup Leaders in Niger Face Decision Time 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the attempted coup d’état in the West African nation, the federal government said on Saturday. Closing youth festival in Portugal, pope shares 'old man's' dream of peace 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the attempted coup d’état in the West African nation, the federal government said on Saturday. US calls suspected Israeli settler attack terrorism 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the attempted coup d’état in the West African nation, the federal government said on Saturday. Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's lawyers cannot reach him in jail, spokesperson says 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z On Friday, West African military chiefs said they had agreed a plan for possible military intervention, but Ecowas continues to push for a diplomatic solution. Niger coup: Ecowas deadline sparks anxiety in northern Nigeria 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Despite considerable funding and troops, the French-led international response to Islamist insurgencies in the Sahel region has failed to enable West African governments to regain control of their territories. Niger coup: Is France to blame for instability in West Africa? 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The Biden administration and European Union rushed to condemn the coup and have lamented the potential loss of their last reliable West African ally as international pressure continued to mount. U.S. turns up pressure in critical ally Niger as region faces threat from Russia-loyal Wagner Group 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Tensions have escalated as the Sunday deadline nears for possible military intervention by other West African countries. Niger’s junta isn’t backing down, and a regional force prepares to intervene. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Millions of West Africans rely on the French satellite television channel Canal+ to watch soccer. A Shrinking Footprint in Africa for France, the Former Colonizer That Stayed 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z West African defence chiefs have drawn up a plan for military action if Niger's coup is not overturned by Sunday. US pauses some foreign assistance programs for Niger government 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z As the seven-day ultimatum given by West African leaders for the military in Niger to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum draws to a close, both sides have crucial decisions to make. Niger coup: Decision time for West Africa as deadline nears 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z In 1990, West African leaders sent a neutral military force to Liberia to intervene in the civil war between the forces of President Samuel Doe and two rebel factions. Factbox: Military interventions by West African ECOWAS bloc 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The plea came just days before a deadline that other West African countries have given in a threat to go to war against the coup leaders, despite skepticism that the nations will take military action. Niger’s Detained President Pleads With U.S. and Others for Help 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z They condemned West African countries who have imposed sanctions on the country, and also demanded the departure of foreign troops. Niger coup: Thousands march to support junta 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The main regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, on Sunday gave Tiani a week to restore Bazoum, or it would consider using force. Exclusive: Niger coup leaders blamed insecurity; conflict data paints a different picture 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The West African bloc has already approved democratic transitions in Niger's neighbours in the Sahel region, Mali and Burkina Faso, which were both taken over by the military in recent years. Niger coup: Decision time for West Africa as deadline nears 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The coup has been widely condemned by Western countries, and West African nations have imposed sanctions on the former French colony, calling for the ousted government to be restored. China hopes Niger will find a 'political resolution' to coup 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Embassy in Niamey, the capital of Niger, amid an unfolding military coup and the possibility that war might erupt in the West African country. State Department to evacuate all non-emergency personnel from Niger amid military coup 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The march falls on the West African nation’s independence day from its former colonial ruler, France, and as anti-French sentiment spikes, more than one week after mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president. Niger’s civil society mobilizes the nation to fight for freedom from foreign interference 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The West African regional bloc Ecowas has said it would use force unless the president was released and reinstated within a week. Niger: Getting UK nationals out of the country is priority, minister says 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The West African leaders did not say that force would definitely be used if President Bazoum was not reinstated but left it open as a possibility. Niger coup: Decision time for West Africa as deadline nears 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z On Sunday, West African leaders gave Niger's military junta a week to give up power or face possible military intervention. Niger power blackouts blamed on coup sanctions 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, last weekend demanded that the elected government be restored immediately. State Department to evacuate all non-emergency personnel from Niger amid military coup 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Desperate for money, she saw an opportunity with the arrival of a new United Nations peacekeeping mission in the West African nation’s capital, Bamako. Malians who thrived with arrival of UN peacekeeping mission fear economic fallout from its departure 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z They are defying the West African regional body known as ECOWAS, which said on Sunday it could use force if Niger’s coup leaders don’t reinstate the democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, within a week. Some of Niger’s neighbors defend the coup there, even hinting at war. It’s a warning for Africa 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z So when Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by his presidential guards last week, he responded swiftly by convening a summit of West African leaders at his presidential villa on Sunday. Niger coup: A litmus test for democracy in West Africa 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Major cities in Niger are facing rolling blackouts following last week's coup in the West African country. Niger power blackouts blamed on coup sanctions 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z On Sunday, the West African regional bloc announced travel and economic sanctions against Niger and threatened to use military force if Bazoum isn’t reinstated within a week. The coup in Niger will only embolden extremists, says a former jihadi fighter 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who chairs the Economic Community of West African States, has also condemned the military takeover. James Cleverly accuses Russia of new low in Africa speech 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z British nationals in Niger are being urged to register their whereabouts with the UK government amid unrest sweeping the West African country, Niger: UK tells nationals to stay inside amid unrest 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The joint statement late Monday by the two states, Mali and Burkina Faso, was a stinging rebuke to the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS. Niger Coup Is Backed by 2 Neighbors, Raising Risk of Wider Conflict 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The West African trading bloc Ecowas has imposed sanctions on Niger over the coup but has not said if these include electricity supplies. Niger power blackouts blamed on coup sanctions 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Bazoum’s government was one of the West’s last democratic partners against West African extremists. As regional bloc threatens intervention in Niger, neighboring juntas vow mutual defense 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z In an unusual move, its members were quoted by state TV mobilising mass protests in support of the junta, as well as denouncing sanctions by West African leaders over the coup. Niger coup: ‘Why I want Russia in and France out’ 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity party’s dissolution was criticized by former Prime Minister Aminata Touré as an “unprecedented setback” in the West African nation’s democratic history. Senegal dissolves opposition party, restricts internet ahead of next year’s presidential election 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, over the weekend demanded that the elected government be restored immediately. U.S. fears fallout from military coup in a dangerous region 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z |
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