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Burkina Faso: African dolls challenge barbie stereotype

Agence France-Presse
July 6, 2019 | 10:04am
Burkina Faso: African dolls challenge barbie stereotype
African dolls are pictured during the opening ceremony of International art and craft Fair in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
AFP

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — In Burkina Faso, the creators of African dolls hope that their toys will resonate more with the children of the continent than the typical blue-eyed Barbie dolls. But the uncertain security situation in Burkina Faso means that sales figures are never certain.

The dolls are locally made, by Africans for Africans. 

AFRICA

AFRICAN DOLLS

BARBIE

BURKINA FASO

DOLLS
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