Checking out a West African Restaurant in Houston

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We visited the Zongo resturant in houston and had a great time. Amma offers a great selection of delicious West African food. If you are in Houston, you should check them out!

Zongo: https://zongo-west-african-restaurant.business.site/

I didn't find out until I was searching for a link to the restaurant website that "Zongo" has a a deep history in West Africa. Check out this article for more information: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/africa/article/migration-networks-and-narratives-in-ghana-a-case-study-from-the-zongo/9FCC97519638B20A71185BE027B1508D

Zongo or Zango is an old [Hausa] term for a caravan resting place just outside a walled city. In Daura and other Hausa northern towns, a Zango settlement traditionally contained Kanuri and Arab merchants. Hausa migrants were the primary dwellers of Zango urban units in some parts of Niger, Ghana, Dahomey. (Yusuf Reference Yusuf1974: 213)
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