An unmissable event

The market is the place of community, cultural and economic convergence in each locality, as well as in large African cities.

Strolling through any of them stimulates the senses: explosions of colours, aromas and, in the background, the hustle and bustle of women. It is the women, dressed in colourful clothes, smiling and amused, who occupy the stalls. The petits marchés sell freshly picked fruit and vegetables and, to a lesser extent, fresh or smoked fish.

The men cut up the biggest fish and sell meat, usually beef. There is no deception here: everything is local, first-hand, ecological, zero-kilometre, and you get it wrapped in paper - it couldn't be more sustainable!