The African Gourmet: African Cuisine, Folktales and Cultural Stories

Libya has the highest obesity rates in Africa while Ethiopia has the lowest. List of countries and percent of adults aged 18 and over considered obese. Here is a list of countries and percent of adults aged 18 and over considered obese in Africa. The five most obese African countries are Libya, Egypt, South Africa, Algeria and Tunisia.  Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index greater to or equal to 30. Most of the world's population lives in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight, this includes Africa despite the media perception of starving Africans. Throughout Africa as part of the trend toward greater consumption of convenience foods, demand for fried potatoes is increasing. Over-consumption of these high-energy products, along with reduced physical activity, can lead to overweight. Therefore the role of fried foods in the African diet must be taken into consideration in efforts to prevent overweight, obese and diet related n...

Depending on others for love and happiness African proverb quotes explains why an emotional dependency is like building a house on shifting sands. Loaned love African proverb. Relying on others for love is an unreliable supply of long-term happiness, the following African proverb quotes explains why. Nobody can use another person's teeth to smile. It is best for us to be like a tall tree. Self-respect breeds respect from others. Do not believe what you hear before you see it. The needy one takes home a rotten fish. Do not show a bone to a hyena. We do not look after our crops until it is eaten by insets. Do not build a house that is tilted on one side. Do not kill yourself with your own sphere. The firewood you fetch is the one that burns you. Do not allow someone to milk your cow while keeping an eye out for an open gate. If you want to eat the best part of the cow, kill your own. African Proverb More self-sufficient love and happiness African proverbs and quotes. ...

Africa’s deadly Mediterranean Sea suffers higher fatal African refugee and migrant shipwrecks than any other route in the world. Since 2013, the Mediterranean Sea has been described as a cemetery due to the large number of African migrants who drowned there after their boats capsized. There are more than 70 deaths a month making the Mediterranean Sea one of the most deadly routes for refugees and migrants in the world. Thousands of African refugees and migrants have died as a result of drowning attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean sea from Africa's shoreline often on overcrowded boats that capsize or sink. This reached a peak in 2016, when more than 4,500 migrants died. Off the coast of Libya in 2019 it is estimated that 900 people lost their lives attempting to make the journey across the Mediterranean Sea. In August 2019, the humanitarian charity operating the Open Arms ship, saving the lives of refugees and migrants at risk in the Mediterranean Sea faced a...

Africa is best known for African Proverbs.   Throughout Africa many brilliant minds possess a kingdom of knowledge about how to make friends. Who is without friends is like a body without a soul. Connect with honesty. Having friends is an important predictor of happiness and life satisfaction. When you are a child in the playground it is simple, but “Do you want to be my friend?” is not a line you hear from adults. Making friends as an adult can be hard, and takes time. A study from the University of Kansas found that two people need to spend 90 hours together to become friends, or 200 hours to qualify as close friends. Spending time together is a necessary component of friendship development, but the way that time is spent is equally important. Given significant constraints on free time, especially among working adults and parents, individuals must budget their time wisely to make time for friends. Loneliness is something we all feel at times and to varying degrees, but it can b...

Human Waste in Africa — A Sanitation Crisis With Energy Potential Africa’s sanitation story is often oversimplified. The truth is more complex. Open defecation is still common in many regions — not because people are careless, but because modern toilets, sewers, and waste collection are often unavailable or unaffordable. Millions wash with water and their hands alone because toilet paper and soap are costly. These realities are not stereotypes; they are infrastructure and public health challenges Africa is working to solve. Did You Know? The World Health Organization estimates that over 200 million Africans still practice open defecation due to poor sanitation infrastructure and cost barriers. Rapid urban growth makes waste management harder. Cities expand faster than pipes, toilets, and collection systems can be built. Human excreta, along with plastics and electronics, overwhelm city dumps and contaminate water sources. Turning Waste Into Energy Waste-to...