Kouassi, age 15, works at a small weaving factory in Gbomi Kondeyaokro, central Côte d'Ivoire. He is an Akan, famous for their Kente cloth (known as nwentom in Akan) which a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips.

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Location: Gbomi Kondeyaokro, Côte d'Ivoire
Photo credit: © Luke Dray / Alamy / Afripics
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