Cross-portraits of eight young Franco-Ivoirians who chose to return home to start businesses.

Eight return journeys

They grew up in the Paris suburbs and chose to return to Abidjan to launch their startup or take over a family farm. Eight intersecting portraits of a diaspora in transition.

Between two cultures

Returning is never simple: diploma recognition, bureaucracy, family expectations. Yet many see an opportunity to contribute to the country's economic transformation with skills acquired in Europe.