A worker makes colourful PANAFRICA brand trainers in the first trainers manufacturing factory in Koumassi, a district of Abidjan on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker cuts fabric while making PANAFRICA brand trainers in the first trainers manufacturing factory in Koumassi, a district of Abidjan on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker inspects a shoe while making PANAFRICA brand trainers in the first trainers manufacturing factory in Koumassi, a district of Abidjan on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers make colourful PANAFRICA brand trainers in the first trainers manufacturing factory in Koumassi, a district of Abidjan on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker sews fabric to make PANAFRICA brand trainers in the first trainers manufacturing factory in Koumassi, a district of Abidjan on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker makes PANAFRICA brand trainers in the first trainers manufacturing factory in Koumassi, a district of Abidjan on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

Emmanuel Vulfran de Richoufftz (R) and Hugues Didier (L), the two founders of the PANAFRICA brand trainers, sit at the first trainers manufacturing factory in Koumassi, a district of Abidjan on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers inspect a shoe while making PANAFRICA brand trainers in the first trainers manufacturing factory in Koumassi, a district of Abidjan on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)