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Ivory Coast fashion designers storm the international stage

Favoured by the likes of Beyonce and Aya Nakamura, Ivory Coast fashion is wooing the world stage, thanks in part to showcasing on social media. The creators, though, have no intention of leaving Abidjan to move abroad. Beyonce's stylist contacted Abidjan-based Loza Maleombho after noticing her handmade creations on Instagram. Years of...

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Former fashion model digs into west African mining

Leaving behind chic gowns and catwalks to stomp in the mud in heavy work boots, Guinean former fashion model Tiguidanke Camara has made herself west Africa's first woman mine owner. In the small forest village of Guingouine, in the west of Ivory Coast, Camara runs a team of 10 geologists and labourers who are probing the soil for gold deposits....

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