Africa: Iwaria - A Stock Photo Company for Africans, By Africans

Porto Novo — Finding images showing Africans in everyday situations to illustrate reports or websites is a challenge for African content creators. Many image banks exist and provide a large variety of photos but showing everyday Africans has been underrepresented on these platforms until now.

Two young creators from the West African country of Benin, Aurelle Noutahi and Basile Barrincio, decided to fill the large gap, creating Iwaria, a stock photo platform that provides authentic and high-quality African images.

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