The endangered priestesses of Ivory Coast

Priestesses known as Komians lead the procession of the king of the Grand Bassam, of the third dynasty of Alonhomba king of the N'Zima Kotoko people and president of the Chambre Nationale des Rois et Chefs Traditionnelles or King and traditional leaders National Chamber (CNRCT), as he is carried during the Abissa 2017 celebration at the Palais Royal in Grand Bassam on November 4, 2017. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP)