Cultures, territories and migration journeys across the African continent.
Created between1998 and 2000, the Keïta Fodéba Acrobatic Art Center is a rehabilitation centre for young people in difficult situations. Young people of various profiles are supervised in this socio-professional reintegration space. There are also children abandoned at docks , in markets, as well as prisons. They are trained in various disciplines available within the …
Patrick Kodjo Agbowadan arrived in 2009 from his native Togo. A visual artist, Patrick is a proven talent. Paintings with different figures are exhibited in the courtyard where he welcomed us. Some are hung on the wall and others leaning against tree trunks. It is in Goughin in the heart of Ouagadougou that Patrick builds …
All Mauritanian women from the Moorish or Haratin community, for cultural and religious reasons, dress only in “Melahfa”. It is a traditional dress worn by the Moors as by the other women of the country which ended up being the identity of the Mauritanian woman. Over time, it modernized, took on colors and conquered the …
They are famous in Cotonou and surroundings. These are the cafeterias called “Chez Diallo”. Mostly run by Guineans, some of whom own them, these popular fast-food restaurants in and around Cotonou are important in this community. In Cadjèhoun, a district located in the heart of Cotonou, this morning of March 2023, customers are placing their …
