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After the birth of her son, Deborah Ajaja noticed a gap in the market when it came to milestone cards — a common baby shower and new-mum gift which allows families to document and celebrate the many milestones of their children’s upbringing. Struggling to find any milestone cards which represented her son’s darker skin, she […]

Based between Lagos, Nigeria, and the UK, Sheni and Teni create educational puzzles based on traditional scenes from countries in Africa. Each puzzle has multiple difficulty levels, so can suit multiple ages. It came recommended to us by Nina Malone, founder of the Dope Black Mums podcast. “It has different difficulty levels in one box, so it

Based in North Wales, Goch & Co. (Goch meaning ‘red’ in Welsh) sells chilli sauces, jams, oils and chutneys, all inspired by founder Stan Creusailor’s Southern African heritage. Their sauces and condiments have won awards such as the Great Taste Award, and they even share recipes on their site for inspiration. H.H.

After studying Ghanaian recipes as part of her MA, Zoe Adjonyoh started Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen in 2010, setting up a stall at Hackney Wicked Arts Festival and selling her homemade peanut butter stew. The next year, she set up a restaurant space and began hosting supper clubs and later opened a pop-up restaurant in Brixton.

Uncle John’s is a family-run Ghanaian bakery in Tottenham that bakes traditional recipes. They have an impressive range of breads and cakes, including sweetbread (lightly spiced, with Madagascan vanilla), coconut cake, and Ghanaian doughnuts. They’re currently operating as normal, albeit with social-distancing measures in place, and are accepting online deliveries for customers within an eight-mile