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Irio Kenyan Veggie Mashed Potatoes Recipe African Recipes by African Gourmet   Serve as a side dish, Irio Kenyan veggie mashed potatoes recipe is a perfect complete to most grilled, fried and baked meats. Prep time: 20 min Cook time: 15 min Total time: 35 min Irio Kenyan Veggie Mashed Potatoes Recipe Ingredients 3 High-starch potatoes such as Russets 2 handfuls pumpkin leaves, chopped ½ cup frozen green peas ½ cup frozen sweet corn ½ cup vegetable broth Directions In a large pot boil the potatoes, then mash. Chop the pumpkin leaves and boil until well cooked, drain liquid and add all ingredients, over medium heat simmer until warm. Serve as a side dish, Irio is a perfect complete to most grilled, fried and baked meats.  

African Quarter In Berlin Germany Berlin's Afrikanisches Viertel or African quarter carries the names of a number of cruel German colonial rulers, military personnel and German colonies during the scramble for Africa.  Germany in Africa Germany in Africa Germany seized four protectorates, in Africa: Togo and Cameroon in the west, German Southwest Africa (today’s Namibia), and German East Africa (today’s Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi) in the east. Parts of modern day Chad, Gabon, Ghana (the gold coast), Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo were also under the control of German Africa at various points during German rule. Africans fought Germany over their homeland and this led to several violent colonial wars. The Herero-Nama war of 1904 in German Southwest Africa and the Maji-Maji war in German East Africa were the most devastating for Native Africans. The German-Herero war led to the first genocide of the 20th

Punk rock in Africa, punk is a loud, aggressive music but punk is a state of mind, freedom no matter what continent you live on. Punk Rock Bands African bands The Cum In Your Face (TCIYF), 340ml and TBMO are three Punk music bands in South Africa and Mozambique you should give a listen. Punk Rock in Africa Punk rock in Africa Starting from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, almost 50 years ago, punk rock spread around the world with bands like the Sex pistols, the Clash and the Ramones gathering a cult following and creating a scene in which kids who didn’t fit in found a community. African punks in reality, they have been present from punk’s zenith with the hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 197 7, Bad Brains . Three popular Africa Punk Music Bands TCIYF TCIYF, Soweto South Africa What does TCIYF stands for? Well, bluntly it stands for The Cum In Your Face. This thrash punk band from Soweto, a Johannesburg township and the largest township in Sout