"Marcoussis", "Two Presidents", "Bunker". In Ivory Coast, each braid model tells a piece of the country's political and daily history. Installed in the shade of the parasols on the markets of Abidjan, the braiders are always looking for new models. "Several models we see on tik tok, we download them because when we see the stars braiding their hair we take the hairstyles, we put our own spin on it" says one braider. As the end of Ramadan approaches, they're hoping to have customers coming in to prepare for Eid El-Fitr celebrations IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES