This fried or baked savory pastry, usually triangular and stuffed with spiced potatoes or meat, is popular across Rwanda, along with Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. In the Horn of Africa, it is also a staple of local cuisine in Djibouti and neighboring Ethiopia. Which snack is this?

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samosa. The samosa, a stuffed pastry with South Asian origins, has spread widely in East Africa. It is popular in Rwanda alongside Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and in Djibouti it is a staple of local cuisine along with neighboring Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa.