About Miléquêm Diarassouba
Miléquêm Diarassouba, Photojournalist, Filmmaker & Visual Storyteller in West Africa.
Selected Highlights
• More than 10 years documenting human stories across West Africa
• Trusted by UNICEF, Gavi, USAID, IFAD, UNFPA, MiracleFeet, Solthis, and YPO
• Documented high-level missions involving the Executive Director of UNFPA in Côte d’Ivoire and Togo
• Published in El País and Forbes
• Exhibited at Sciences Po Paris
• Côte d’Ivoire Documentary Photographer of the Year 2023
• Trained hundreds of young photographers and visual storytellers
Documenting Human Stories Across West Africa
Photojournalist, Filmmaker & Visual Storyteller in West Africa
I am Miléquêm Diarassouba, a photojournalist and filmmaker based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, specializing in human stories and social issues across West Africa.
For more than a decade, I have documented health, education, development, resilience, sustainability, culture, and social change across Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin, Senegal, and the wider region.
Over the years, I have become increasingly interested in a simple question: how can visual stories help people better understand one another and the challenges they face? This question continues to guide my work across photography, documentary filmmaking, and visual storytelling.
I collaborate with international organizations, media, foundations, and purpose-driven institutions including UNICEF, UNFPA, Gavi, IFAD, USAID, Global Citizen, MiracleFeet, Aid by Trade Foundation, Solthis, and YPO. My role is to translate complex issues and programs into authentic human stories that build understanding, strengthen trust, and communicate impact.
My photography has been published in The Guardian and El País, featured by Forbes, and exhibited at Sciences Po Paris. In 2023, I was named Documentary Photographer of the Year in Côte d’Ivoire. I have also documented high-level international missions, including visits involving the Executive Director of UNFPA in Côte d’Ivoire and Togo.
Throughout my career, I have learned that many of the stories that matter most are hidden behind reports, statistics, and headlines. They are found in the everyday experiences of families, health workers, teachers, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and young people navigating change in their communities.
Alongside my fieldwork, I regularly train young photographers and visual storytellers, helping them develop their technical skills, visual language, and confidence to document their own communities with authenticity and responsibility.
My work stands at the intersection of photojournalism, documentary filmmaking, visual storytelling, and impact communication. Whether through photography, film, publications, exhibitions, or training, my goal is to create stories that inform, connect, and contribute to meaningful understanding and action.
Explore my photographic projects, documentary films, publications, client collaborations, and services, or get in touch to discuss an assignment in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, or internationally.
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