These blocks of salt bound with straw, and called 'amole tchew' (??? ??), were collected in Ethiopia by Major Powell-Cotton while hunting and exploring the country in 1899. Salt has been mined ...

East Africa's Afar depression is one of the ... After each incursion, the seawater evaporated, leaving behind thick layers of salt. This "white gold" has long been an important source of income ...

Salt sensitivity is present in 30% of normotensive and over 50% of hypertensive persons. It is more prevalent among African Americans, older persons, and individuals with renal insufficiency or ...

There are five broad categories consistently associated with salt sensitivity ... and sodium intake only in populations of the African diaspora. This international study of seven populations ...