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Reportage - Benin: Celebrating African braids...a form of cultural resistance and pride in identity

Natural hair and traditional braids have long been marginalized in Benin and some sacred hairstyles are gradually disappearing from the north of the country. In Parakou, a former teacher turned her hair salon into a center of cultural resistance,…

Source: France 24February 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM

Reportage - Benin: Celebrating African braids...a form of cultural resistance and pride in identity

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