Wolof proverbs also demonstrate the amazing and colourful; both in their meaning and in the wisdoms of it's senegambian speakers. Similar to the amazing traditional wisdom of Lingala, Bambara and Pidgin sayings; Wolof proverbs also demonstrate the amazing and colourful wisdom of the speakers of this language who are based in Senegal and Gambia.
Here are the best 7 to take home for the week:
1) Duma jend jay ci pax. I won’t buy a serpent in the hole.
Never pay for anything until after you have it, and then try to pay with exact change if possible. It’s a lesson everybody has to learn the hard way once, and then you will always remember. You can also use this in jest when telling people you’ll sell your age if they’ll do a certain dance move, which I frequently do.
2) ñit ni lay garabam. People are medicine for people.
We all need each other; the Senegalese understamd this perfectly! No man is an Island.
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What foods are often identified as 'African' in London?
Thursday, 30 April 2015 11:27
administrator
Many would suggest taht fish and chips is used to identify the English. But after reading an interesting book titled 'Fish and Chip's, I took a look at the African and black community in London to discover what foods are immediately identified as African or even black?
Jollof Rice is a party favourite and is largely associated with Nigerians although it originated in the Wolof region of Gambia. Ghanaian’s and Nigerians compete with each other as to who makes the best Jollof rice but my vote goes to Nigeria on this one.
Also known as ‘Botocoin’ by the Togolese, this party favourite is made from flour, sugar, yeast and is fried. It is loved by many West Africana especially served hot. (picture courtesy of allnigerianrecipe.com)
This is one of my personal favourites because it is very light and versatile. This is mainly associated with the North Africans especially the Senegalese, who serve it at their various celebrations.
This is almost exclusively associated with Ghanaians in London. However I discovered from research that it is eaten in parts of Togo, Ivory Coast and even Guyana where it is known as ‘Konkee’; interestingly, it is also eaten in parts of Jamaica. It is served with freshly ground pepper and fried fish or with stew.
This is predominantly associated with the Jamaicans. Jerk is a way of cooking whereby the chicken /meat is dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a very hot spice mixture. This mixture is called the Jamaican jerk spice. This is another favourite especially at barbeques in summer time in London.
Egyptian mother lived as a man for 43 years to save family from poverty
Saturday, 28 March 2015 11:21
administrator
A widowed Egyptian mother has been given a 'woman breadwinner' award for her efforts to provide for her daughter Houda and grandchildren following her husband's death.
She sits with men in coffee shops, prays with them in the local mosque and dresses just as they do in pants or a traditional floor-length tunic known as a galabeya. Her name is Sisa Abu Daooh, and many believed she was a man until several weeks ago, when she publicly revealed her 42-year-old secret.
A large part of the reason her story has been so widely accepted by Egyptians is that there is no suggestion that her choice of clothing had anything to do with sexuality issues. Nevertheless, her story has demonstrated how many in Egypt are “pushing at the limits of traditional gender roles,” said Scott Long, a human-rights activist living in Cairo.
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Migreat Communities hosted its fourth community event of 2015 for London's growing community of African writers and bloggers last weekend. The day saw a morning panel debating concepts of Identity, belonging and local african content, followed by afternoon workshops equipping bloggers and writesr with the tools and know-how to make good online content.
Migreat Africans were delighted to welcome Josef Israel (BBC), Nels Abbey (The Voice Newspaper), Samantha Asumadu (Media Diversified), Tricia Wombell (Black Book Swap), Naomi Fltecher (Ghanaian Language School) and Kayode Ogundamisi (BEN TV) to discuss Culture, Identity and Belonging within the UK Black Community context. This was followed by afternoon workshops and tutorials by Rafi Akbar, Sergio Lopez, Gracey Mae and Belinda Otas in the afternoon on what makes good online content for our community of London based African Bloggers and Writers which attended the event.
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From illegal immigrant to Italian Star: Meet Godfred Donsah
Tuesday, 03 March 2015 15:26
tholani
Godfred Donsah is an 18-year-old Ghanaian who has already scored two goals in his first 15 Serie A appearances. He is already on the radar of several top clubs, including Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Good things come to those who wait; and that can be said of Donsah and his family who have been through an incredible journey as migrants from a Cocoa farm to illegal immigrants in Italy. Donsah's father left Ghana in 2007 on a boat as an illegal immigrant. Both Donash and his father wanted to work and to give his sisters "the opportunity to study".
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Over the last weekend I attended two very different events. One - a small family barbeque and the other what turned out to be a well-supported graduation for a community based charity. Though entirely different both had one thing in common, a
