Dowadowa processing

This lady was showing me how they dry dowadowa seeds (local tree) as part of the process of making them into a form of spice for soups. Its a long process that takes about a week, the balls then can be sold at market.

Tour de Yendi

July 16th 2005
Hello hello! Another updates, this time about my week in Yendi, a town/city about 100km from Tamale. During my tour on the first day by one of my co-workers, I was told that Yendi is “a big small town in West Africa” I laughed at the time, but looking back it’s a pretty accurate description. I really enjoyed my time there actually, and I’m looking forward to going back next week for an ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Northern » Tamale

Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the ... ... read more

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