Raymond Dakoua is a photographer of Ivorian origin who lives and works in Brussels.

Over the years, he has collaborated with several prominent cultural institutions and organisations such as the Botanique ('Effervescences' 2007), the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren (2007), the Zuiderpershuis in Antwerp (2006, 2008, 2010) and the Goethe Institute in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (2009). He has been commissioned by international NGOs such as the Red Cross (Côte d'Ivoire, 2003), Handicap International (Kosovo, 2004) and Green Belgium (Morocco, 2005). His latest exhibition 'Le Djoliba et les gens du fleuve' can currently be seen at the Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp, with the financial support of the Pascal Decroos Fund.

Raymond Dakoua

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Name
Raymond Dakoua
Title
Photographer
Country
Belgium
City
Brussels
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Supported projects

Guantánamo at Abidjan

  • Armed conflict
  • Politics

YAMOUSSOUKRO - Anthropologist Karel Arnaut and photographer Raymond Dakoua have been following the patriotic militants since 2003. They describe and show the ex-militia members in their everyday environment and introduce the public to the world of the young ex-combatants, their activities and limitations, their memories and their expectations for the future. A report on their most recent stay in Ivory Coast. 

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Le Djoliba and the people of Mali

  • Culture
  • Environment

BAMAKO - The river Niger, Mali's vein of life, is in danger. Photographer Raymond Dakoua shows the great economic, social, human and ecological importance of Africa's third longest river. 'Le Djoliba' means 'the river' in the Bambara language.

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