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By West Africa Cooks, 11 August, 2016

West Africa Cooks is campaigning to make World Jollof Rice Day a United Nations International Day. Well World Jollof Rice Day has global reach, media interest and the public engaged. You may laugh but through popular foods you can start the conversation off with everyone and carry this through into the *next UN day which is talking about humanity, human rights and African people.

By West Africa Cooks, 10 August, 2016

World Jollof Rice Day is all about marketing West Africa. Let's cook, eat and share jollof all day is a foodies marketing slogan. Just as the words give us this day our daily bread is about marketing for the ancient bakers. Marketing is about designing and communicating a message about your services or products which has a need or a want. This has become easier in the digital age.

By West Africa Cooks, 2 May, 2016

Londonā€™s biggest African inspired shopping experience returns to the Capital on Monday bank holiday 30th May which is Spring Bank Holiday at the starting time of 10:00am. Africa at Spitalfields has fast become a popular feature on the calendar of the globally famous Spitalfields, the success of this free event has brought it into its fourth year. Africa at Spitalfields 2016 visitors can expect to be thrilled by this vibrant celebration of African culture as the Spitalfields traders market is transformed to provide a taste of the exotic.

By West Africa Cooks, 30 April, 2016

Thinking of writing a book? Well if you can cook African, Caribbean or Southern food here are three reasons why you should start to write down, document and collect your recipes.

By West Africa Cooks, 5 April, 2016

So you are an African foodie a wonderful chef, family cook or part time caterering entrepreneur. You wish to win the competition new talent in African food and would like to know how do you go about doing this? Well let break it down. The prize is a big recipe feature in the magazine Red, a cookbook deal and Ā£10,000 advance from publishers HarperCollins. Check out the Red competition page if you have not done so.

By West Africa Cooks, 10 February, 2016

Ask a British person for their favourite place to have a meal out, and they are just as likely to name a Chinese or an Indian restaurant as a fish and chip shop. But nowadays food from other parts of the world is becoming very fashionable in the United Kingdom - including cuisine from Africa. West Africa Cooks have discovered that there are plenty of tasty and authentic African foods in London as supper club restaurateurs are helping to develop a positive image of Africa in the minds of the city's diners.

By Tokunbo, 4 February, 2016

How did it all start?
It started the night after I waited two hours for jerk chicken that was meant to be ready in ā€œanother fifteen minutesā€ at a garden party at the end of last year summer and in so doing missed the act I went there to see, Femi Kuti!
On getting home I went online and took steps that led to the implementation of an idea that I had been thinking about for over a year. This was the genesis of Teeā€™s Food Corner with the vision of ā€œbringing Nigerian food to a global audienceā€.

By West Africa Cooks, 28 January, 2016

Three reasons why you should take up a traders stall at Spitalfields in May 2016

  1. The glass ceiling, diversity and inclusion at your work in positions of power in management. Frustrated? See Hollywood boycott, ā€Ŗ#ā€Žblacklivesmatterā€¬, the gender, ethnic pay gap and gender pricing
  2. No pension in your future, so start your life time business now. Build the future today. Never retire. Support your family with flexibility
  3. Real opportunities exist for first, second and third generation African and Caribbean entrepreneurs
By West Africa Cooks, 16 December, 2015

Where can I find an African retailer? African retailers can be found across London, we've identified some of the biggest and best below. The following are the name, address and telephone number of retailers. These retailers are selling African afro Caribbean foods, cosmetics, snacks, drinks, spices, wines, condiments assorted groceries. They are in the African, Nigerian and Ghanaian grocery market with a shop and could have an store online too where you can save time and money with internet shopping.

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