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Georgiana Viou calls herself a “UFO”, championing free and daring cuisine straddling two continents, from Cotonou’s lively street markets to the kitchens of her Michelin-starred restaurant in Nimes, southern France.In the alleys of the historic Saint-Michel market in Benin’s bustling economic capital, unchanged since her childhood, Viou goes from stallholder to stallholder.At one she buys …

Top chef Georgiana Viou: blending cuisine across continentsWed, 14 May 2025 14:58:57 GMT Read More »

A leading opposition party that dominated Ethiopian politics for decades has been banned from any political activity, the Election Commission said Wednesday, ahead of national elections due next year.The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has roots that go back a long way in national politics. It led the 1991 revolution that toppled the authoritarian Derg regime …

Ethiopia bans historic Tigrayan opposition partyWed, 14 May 2025 14:44:31 GMT Read More »