“I can’t do without them,” she said. For the shito, she said her aunt in Ghana made them for her and thanked her for her kindness. She brought the medicines because she needed a prescription ...

When my mother told me at the age of 16 that we were going from the UK to Ghana for the summer holidays, I had no reason to doubt her. It was just a quick trip, a temporary break - nothing to worry ...

Ghana is known for its warm and friendly people, which probably explains why many of its traditional dishes are meals that can be easily shared.

Ghanaian shito cream, baobab fruit from Madagascar, and much more. “We want to share with the world the diversity of cuisine and ingredients within the continent,” he says. But his ambitions ...