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Story by Sarah Teague. Featured photo credit: AFP. Laurent Gbagbo in International Criminal Court. Many Ivorians were seen dancing in the streets of Yopougon — a district of Abidjan — on Tuesday after the news of former president Laurent Gbagbo’s acquittal spread. Taxi drivers slammed on their horns, neighbors hugged neighbors and some chanted “Liberer, […]
Photo: Children play on a Sunday morning in a village outside Sikensi. Escaping culture is not an easy feat. One can lock oneself away for days from the outside world, but culture will find its way in. I miss writing. I realized that today in the shower while I listened to African music a couple […]
A collection of photos from the Abidjan-Marcory artisan village 🇨🇮 I’ve visited this place a few times and some of the artists here are now familiar faces. They make their living on carving, painting, dressmaking and a plethora of other crafts. It’s also a great place to view Baoulé gold and other jewelry made from […]
Pictured above: Originally from Nigeria, Elizabeth Ekere Imeh is a survivor of sex trafficking and currently lives in Cote d’Ivoire. “Seul?” “Seul?” The man in the green-striped shirt kept repeating that same word to me and I had a sinking feeling in my stomach — his eyes were not kind. What could he want from […]
Ivory Coast’s largest ethnic group, the Baoule, fled Ghana 300 years ago. On their journey they had to cross a river. In a popular Baoule proverb, a river god requested the queen sacrifice her child to cross this river. In doing so, a bridge was made of crocodile backs. The Baoule were successful in their […]
The 12th National Convention of the Ivorian Assemblies of God drew crowds upwards of 50,000 people from Aug. 13-19 in Yamoussoukro. 203 pastors were ordained with their wives alongside them. With the wives all dressed in blue, they paraded down to the field and leaders of the church prayed over them. Below, left: A pastor […]
In West Africa, every day is so full of obstacles and uncertainty. Every time we receive another blessing or are protected from danger, I feel like jumping for joy. On July 27 we drove interior to Daloa. The highway from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro is smooth with very little potholes and plenty of room to pass. […]
Since my last post we’ve gotten out into the city more. We went to church at Bethel Temple in Bessikoi on Sunday, which is the church my parents have been working with to grow, reach the lost in this neighborhood and train young people for the church’s future. It was a time of celebration and […]
PHOTO: The sidewalk of our house in Cocody looking towards the back yard. I started this blog to document my experience here as any aspiring journalist would feel the need to. But I’ve struggled the past couple months deciding what my purpose for writing here should be. This is not the first time someone has […]
Dana Osborne ran 45 miles in firefighting gear last month. She wants her colleagues to be able to do the same. Originally written and published by Sarah Teague for the Christian County Headliner on April 3, 2018. Click here to be directed to the original posting. “Everyday, we really have to put our hearts into what we […]
