| Native Name: | Secret Story Afrique |
| Genre: | Reality TV, game show |
| Based On: | Secret Story |
| Presenter: | Jean-Michel Onnin Stéphanelle |
| Voices: | Keiffren Bondobari |
| Open Theme: | I Wanna Chat (version 2024) by Booty Full |
| Country: | French-speaking Africa |
| Language: | French |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Network: | Canal+ Pop |
Secret Story Afrique is a French-language reality competition television show, adapted from the French original television show Secret Story.
Like the original version, although this show is not directly inspired from Big Brother created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1997, it does have a similar concept while including his own game mechanics and is also produced and owned by Big Brothers production company Endemol Shine Group/Banijay Entertainment.
The show follows a group of contestants from all over French-speaking Africa who live together, isolated from the outside world in a house called French: Maison des Secrets (House of Secrets), fitted with cameras and microphones in each room.
Each week, a contestant is voted out by the spectators. They also have a secret that they must keep, while also discovering that of the others.
The show's first season aired on Canal+ Pop from to . The hosts were Jean-Michel Onnin and Stéphanelle, with Gabonese actor Keiffren Bondobari as French: la Voix. There was also a Live 24/7 available on a separate television channel.[1]
Awa Sanoko from Côte d'Ivoire won this season on Day 56[2] .
The season was filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the same house Big Brother Mzansi season 4 was filmed in, earlier the same year.[3]
Every Housemate entered the House on Day 0.
Ak-Rame Adechokan is a 27-year-old model from Benin. He lives in Cotonou, where he also works as a digital marketing strategist. He was evicted on Day 49.
Secret: "I am the guardian of the Treasure." : on Day 1, Ak-Rame has been given a key that symbolises his personal jackpot. He must hide that key every day in a different spot of the house, to keep it away from the hunter of the Treasure (namely Tobias, unbeknownst to Ak-Rame).
Ange Patrick Koffi is a 28-year-old model from Côte d'Ivoire. He reached the final and ended up at the fourth place on Day 56.
Secret: "We are a fake couple." : Ange shares his secret with Bernika, whom he met at the moment of entering the House. The two housemates then entered the House pretending to be in a relationship.
Awa Sanoko is a 29-year-old model from Côte d'Ivoire. She won the final on Day 56.
Secret: "I am one of the world's most beautiful models." : Awa has been elected Miss Model of the World in 2015.
Bériche is 32 years old, and lives in the Republic of the Congo. She was evicted on Day 35.
Secret: "I am a sleepwalker."
Bernika "Nika" Bonane is a DJ from Burkina Faso. She was fake evicted on Day 35, then spent a week in the Secret Room, and was eventually evicted on Day 49.
Secret: "We are a fake couple." : Bernika shares her secret with Ange, whom she met at the moment of entering the House. The two housemates then entered the House pretending to be in a relationship.
Emmanuel Muma is a 45-year-old telecommunications engineer from Bamenda, Cameroon. He is the oldest Housemate of the season. He reached the final on Day 56, where he finished in third place.
Secret: "I am the only survivor of a plane crash." : Emmanuel survived the 2019 Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228 crash, in which the other 21 occupants of the plane died. Emmanuel is the only Housemate to reach the final with his secret undiscovered.
Grâce Charly & Gloire Yvan Dossou-Yovo are a two-in-one housemate. These identical twin brothers live in Benin and are 35 years old.
Secret: "We are twin brothers." : Gloire entered the House on his own on Day 0, while Grâce went to the Secret Room, where he followed his brother's adventure on a screen. The twins would swap places every few days, with Grâce entering the House and Gloire hiding in the Secret Room, and kept on doing so until their secret was discovered.
Kadiatou "Kaaty" Diallo is 28 years old and lves in Conakry, Guinea. She is a football enthusiast. Kaaty reached the final on Day 56, and ended up as the runner-up of the season.
Secret: "I have weighed up to 170 kilos."
Mouhamed Kitary Harouna Coulibaly, professionally known as Kitary, is a 27-year-old singer from Niger. He was evicted on Day 21.
Secret: "I am the child of a nationwide famous singer." : Kitary's mother is Fati Mariko, a famous singer in Niger.
Marne Aïssatou "Ma" & Ndeye Mota Sembene, dubbed Ma & Mota, are a two-in-one Housemate. These 28-year-old identical twin sisters are from Senegal, and work as influencers. They were evicted on Day 28.
Secret: "We are twin sisters." : Mota entered the House on her own on Day 0, while Ma went to the Secret Room, where she followed her sister's adventure on a screen. The twins would swap places every few days, with Ma entering the House and Mota hiding in the Secret Room, and kept on doing so until their secret was discovered.
Maïmouna Keita is a 27-year-old model from Mali, and is the incumbent Miss Mali. She reached the final on Day 56, and came fifth.
Secret: "I found out at the age of 18 that my aunt was my mother." : Maïmouna was adopted as an infant by her biological father's sister and never learned about it until she was 18.
Marlène Kekely Gonçalves is a 30-year-old actress from Togo. She left the House on Day 2 due to health issues, and came back on Day 7. She was eventually evicted on Day 14.
Secret: "I survived a terrorist attack." : Marlène survived the Grand-Bassam shootings in 2016, while she was visiting the place and staying in a hotel.
Tobias Rakotomanga is a 27-year-old professional swimmer and influencer who lives in Madagascar. He walked from the show on Day 7.
Secret: "I am the hunter of the Treasure." : Upon entering the House on Day 0, Tobias received the mission to look for the key to the treasure, that a guardian was hiding from him. The guardian in question was Ak-Rame, unbeknownst to Tobias.
Tracy Camile Dja Djédjé is a 27-year-old interior designer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She was evicted on Day 42.
Secret: "I am a Wag." : A Wag refers to the wife or the girlfriend of a professional athlete. Tracy is the wife of Ivorian football player Brice Dja Djédjé.
Yann-Amir Ambiamawene, sometimes dubbed Amir by other Housemates, is 28 years old and comes from Gabon. He was evicted on Day 42.
Secret: "I can see the future."
| Awa Sanoko | 29 | "I am one of the world's most beautiful models." | Ak-Rame | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaaty Diallo | 28 | "I have weighed up to 170 kilos." | Ak-Rame | |||
| Emmanuel Muma | 45 | "I am the only survivor of a plane crash." | Undiscovered | |||
| Ange Koffi | 28 | "We are a fake couple." (with Bernika) | Kaaty | |||
| Maïmouna Keita | 27 | "I found out at the age of 18 that my aunt was my mother." | Awa | |||
| Bernika Bonane | 26 | "We are a fake couple." (with Ange) | Kaaty | |||
| Ak-Rame Adechokan | 27 | "I am the guardian of the Treasure." | Kaaty | |||
| Yann-Amir Ambiamawene | 29 | "I can see the future." | Undiscovered | |||
| Tracy Dja Djédjé | 27 | "I am a Wag." | Kaaty | |||
| Bériche | 32 | "I am a sleepwalker." | Undiscovered | |||
| Grâce & Gloire Dossou Yovo | 35 | "We are twin brothers." | Kitary | |||
| Ma & Mota Sembene | 28 | "We are twin sisters." | Awa | |||
| Kitary Coulibaly | 27 | "I am the child of a nationwide famous singer." | Grâce | |||
| Marlène Gonçalves | 30 | "I survived a terrorist attack." | Undiscovered | |||
| Tobias Rakotomanga | 27 | "I am the hunter of the Treasure." | Undiscovered |
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up for eviction | Bériche Kaaty Maïmouna | Bériche Kaaty Marlène | Kaaty Kitary Tracy | Ak-Rame Bernika Ma & Mota | Bériche Bernika Tracy | Ange Awa Tracy | Ak-Rame Bernika Kaaty | Ange Awa Emmanuel Kaaty Maïmouna | |
| Awa | Not nominated | Not nominated | Ma & Mota ? | Ak-Rame Ma & Mota | Not nominated | Nominated | Kaaty Ak-Rame Bernika | Winner (Day 56) | |
| Kaaty | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Emmanuel Ma & Mota | Not nominated | Not nominated | Awa Ange Bernika | Runner-up (Day 56) | |
| Emmanuel | Kaaty Bériche Maïmouna | Marlène ? | Tracy ? | Ak-Rame Ma & Mota | Not nominated | Not nominated | Awa Ange Maïmouna | Third place (Day 56) | |
| Ange | Unknown | Ma & Mota ? | Unknown | Ak-Rame Ma & Mota | Not nominated | Nominated | Kaaty Ak-Rame Bernika | colspan="2" | |
| Maïmouna | Nominated | Not nominated | Immune | Ak-Rame Ma & Mota | Not nominated | Not nominated | Kaaty Ak-Rame Bernika[4] | colspan="2" | |
| Bernika | Not nominated | Not nominated | Kitary Tracy | Nominated | Nominated | Secret Room | Awa Ange Kaaty | Evicted (Day 49) | |
| Ak-Rame | Unknown[5] | Tracy Marlène | Tracy ? | Unknown | Not nominated | Not nominated | Awa Ange Maïmouna | Evicted (Day 49) | |
| Yann-Amir | Unknown | Unknown | Ma & Mota ? | Unknown | Not nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 42) | ||
| Tracy | Not nominated | Not nominated | Ak-Rame ? | Immune | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 42) | ||
| Bériche | Nominated | Nominated | Tracy ? | Unknown | Nominated | Evicted (Day 35) | |||
| Grâce & Gloire | Kaaty Tracy Awa | Awa ? | Kitary Tracy | Ak-Rame Ma & Mota | Nominated | Evicted (Day 35) | |||
| Ma & Mota | Immune | Not nominated | Tracy ? | Emmanuel Bériche | Evicted (Day 28) | ||||
| Kitary | Kaaty Bériche Bernika | Marlène Kaaty | Bériche | Evicted (Day 21) | |||||
| Marlène | Not nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 14) | ||||||
| Tobias | Kaaty Bériche Maïmouna | Walked (Day 7) | |||||||
| Notes | [6] [7] | None | [8] [9] | [10] [11] [12] | [13] [14] | None | |||
| Walked | Tobias | None | |||||||
| Survived Eviction | Kaaty ----Maïmouna ----Bériche | Kaaty 37.7% to save----Bériche 32% to save | Kaaty 42.7% to save----Tracy 42% to save | Ak-Rame 42.4% to save----Bernika 33.3% to save | Tracy 32.4% to fake evict | Awa 50.7% to save----Ange 25.2% to save | Kaaty 40.5% to save | Awa 52.8% to win | |
| Evicted | None[15] | Marlène 30.3% to save | Kitary 15.3% to save | Ma & Mota 24.3% to save | Bernika 35.1% to fake evict | 14.8% to save----Tracy 9.3% to save | Bernika 34.3% to save----Ak-Rame 25.2% to save | Kaaty 22.2% to win | Emmanuel 21.5% to win |
| Bériche 27.4% to fake evict---- 5.1% to fake evict | 1.9% to win | 1.6% to win | |||||||