Sénégal, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire

At 40, Nix, whose real name is Nicolas Omar Diop, is an "old father" of Senegalese rap. He fell into hip-hop in the 90s and has published three albums in French.

Madame Nassara is secretary of the Pebakioga group, the women painters of the Royal Court of Tiebele in Burkina Faso.

Known as La petite Zota, Ange-Patricia Kanon is an Ivorian dancer and choreographer born in 1992 in Abidjan. She is one of the leading dancers of Serge Beynaud, the Ivorian star who propelled her to the forefront.