French Culture 1
La coupe d'Afrique
A soccer competition for males that takes place in Africa every 2 years
Dakar
The Capital of Senegal
Josephine Baker
A well known person who is of American origin and died in Paris in 1975. She was a singer, dancer and actress, but also a French resistance fighter
un tap-tap
a collective bus in Haiti
La Sape
A style of elegant clothing in Congo
L'Aid el Fitr
the Muslim holiday at the end of the fasting of the month of Ramadan
Yamoussoukro
The capital of Ivory Coast
Aime Cesaire
This person was born on June 23,1913 in Basse- pointe, Martinique. Writer and French Political figure
un woro-woro
a common mode of transport in the ivory coast
Un boubou
A Senegalese garment that is loose and baggy
La fete du drapeau
A festival in Haiti with parades
Kinshasa
Capital of the Democratic of Congo
Didier Drogba
Soccer player, who comes from the Ivory Coast, played for his own country as well as France and England.
Le taxi-brousse
A urban collective taxi found in Senegal
Elephant
The mascot for the Ivory Coast national team and for the 2023 African Cup of Nations
La rumba
The music and dance of the Congolese people to fight against racism
Omar Sy
A French actor who played in the series Lupin
Kylian Mbappe
A French soccer player. He is considered one of the best football players in the world. His father is of Cameroonian origin and his mother is of Algerian
Gims
A famous singer from Congo, and whose father was a popular Congolese Rumba singer. Gims is a French-Congolese singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives in France and Morocco
Un Griot
An African storyteller
La Biguine
A traditional dance and music from the Antilles, where Martinique is located
Soprano
A French singer, born in Marseille. His family originates from Comoros. He is well-known rapper
Leopold Sedar Senghor
He is the first president of Senegal but also is a poet and writer
Toussaint Louverture
Afro-Caribbean Descent, played an important role in the Haitian revolution