In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...

The air is filled with smoke, the aromatic kind redolent with grilled chicken and ribs. It is my first hint that I have arrived at the second annual Taste of Africa and The Islands Fest, held on a ...