Ghanaian Chef Attempts to Break Guinness World Record with 120-Hour Cookathon

Failatu Abdul-Razak's marathon cooking event garners widespread support and raises concerns about potential mental toll.

Failatu Abdul-Razak, a chef in Ghana, has been cooking non-stop on live TV since New Year’s Day in an attempt to break the Guinness world record for a cookathon of 119 hours and 57 minutes.
The record attempt is being widely celebrated in Ghana, with celebrities, government leaders and hundreds of local people visiting the Modern City hotel in Tamale, where the chef’s record attempt is taking place.
Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has shown support for Abdul-Razak's attempt, donating 30,000 Ghanaian cedis (£1,981) to the chef.
Abdul-Razak has prepared a variety of regional dishes during her attempt, including banku – a traditional dish of fermented cornmeal balls in a soup – and the spicy jollof rice enjoyed across west Africa.
There have been concerns raised about the potential mental toll of the endeavour, following a recent incident where a Ghanaian media personality was forced to end her attempt to break a world record due to signs of mental stress.