From left: Etheldreda Tsashua, Mark Ako-Takang, Audrey Ako-Takang, Maria Isabel Resende, Laura Rodrigues and Florence Awoukeng represent two West African nations — the Republic of Cameroon and the Republic of Angola. Guests enjoyed fufu and eru — a wild, leafy vegetable dish made with chicken, flavored with hot pepper and served with cooked oatmeal in the St. Timothy Catholic Church gymnasium.