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From street art to international galleries and luxury brands… Ghizlane Agzenaï’s style is recognizable at first glance. Her “totems”, as she calls her geometric and colorful works, took shape in the streets of Casablanca, Essaouira, Berlin and New York. The rising star of Moroccan urban art is the guest of Afrique Hebdo from Galerie 38, which has just opened its doors in Marrakech.
In Senegal, a treasure damaged by climate change
Lac Rose loses its legendary color, due to salt and microscopic algae. Due to recent heavy rains and climate change, its pink highlights turn to dull, greenish mud. The surrounding businesses and the workers who extract the salt from the lake are already suffering significant losses of income.
Ducks guarding vineyards in South Africa
Do you know the “Indian runners”? This is an army of ducks. Their mission: to eliminate the sworn enemies of South African winegrowers, insects and snails. Their long legs, their particularly upright posture, and their hyper-developed sense of smell enable them to protect the grapes from parasites. This fearsome battalion of waterfowl is flightless but very easy to train.