Secret Story (African TV series)

Ak-Rame

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

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

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^[7].

Bériche

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

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

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^[8]. Emmanuel is the only Housemate to reach the final with his secret undiscovered.

Grâce & Gloire

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.

Kaaty

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."

Kitary

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^[9].

Ma & Mota

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

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

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

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

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

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."

Ahinandje

Mankandjou Ahinandje David Orlando Covi is a 30-year-old content creator and comedian from Benin. He was excluded on Day 15. He has dwarfism.

Secret: "We are a couple.": one of the Housemates, Josée, is Ahinandje's girlfriend.^[13]

Bonaventure

Bonaventure Lokou is a 27-year-old physiotherapist, sport coach, and model from Togo. He was evicted on Day 43.

Secret: "I am an international rugby player.": Bonaventure plays rugby for Togo's national team.

Christopher

Julien Christopher Moufonda is 22 years old, and comes from the Republic of the Congo. He was evicted on Day 29.

Secret: "I am the Master of Time.": Christopher secretly gets shown videos from moments in the House, and decides if he wants to disclose them to the rest of the Housemates.

Cynthia

Cynthia is 26 years old and comes from Senegal. She was ejected from the House on Day 6.^[14]

Secret: "I am a rare birth phenomenon.": Cynthia was born "with the caul", which happens to 1 in 80,000 births.

Delly

Delly Dryce Ayinkamiye is 23, and comes from Burundi. She was evicted on Day 22.

Secret: "We swapped identities.": Delly shares this secret with Gracy, with whom she swapped identities (name, age, country) just before entering the House of Secrets.

Félicia

Félicia Laureen Um is a 23-year-old student and model from Cameroon. She was evicted on Day 43. She is an amputee, and has a prosthetic right leg.

Secret: "I am an armwrestling champion.": Félicia is a double bronze medallist in female para-armwrestling at the Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games.^[15]

France

Marie France Munyampundu Gusenga, professionnally known as France Mpundu, is a 26-year-old singer from Rwanda. She entered the House on Day 2 and placed fourth in the Final on Day 57.

Secret: "I am a nationwide famous singer.": France Mpundu is a famous singer in Rwanda.^[16][17]

Gracy

Gracy Leonick Marivelo is a 22-year-old singer from Madagascar. She got evicted on Day 50.

Secret: "We swapped identities.": Gracy shares this secret with Delly, with whom she swapped identities (name, age, country) just before entering the House of Secrets.

Hulda

Hulda Géraldine Bouda is a 25-year-old journalist from Burkina Faso. She got evicted on Day 15.

Secret: "My age defies time.": Hulda was born on 29 February, and therefore only celebrates her birthday every four years^[18].

Joël

Joël Mukendi, professionally known as Jordan Mukendi, is a 25-year-old model and actor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, living in Johannesburg. He entered the House on Day 8, and placed fifth in the Final on Day 57.

Secret: "I am a polyglot."

Josée

Josée is 33 years old, and comes from Benin. She was evicted on Day 36.

Secret: "We are a couple.": one of the Housemates, Ahinandje, is Josée's boyfriend^[13].

Moctar

Moctar Mamadou is a 33-year-old entrepreneur from Niger, currently living in Senegal. He won the Final on Day 57.

Secret: "I am descended from a princely lineage."

Moussa

Moussa Koita is a 25-year-old influencer from Mali. He entered the House on Day 0, and placed second in the Final on Day 57.

Secret: "I entered the House 24 hours before the other Housemates.": Moussa entered the House on Day 0 (3 October 2025).

Nadine

Nadine Lambou is a 40-year-old make-up artist from Cameroon. She was evicted on Day 22.

Secret: "I was declared dead.": Nadine has been the victim of medical negligence while in the emergency room for a stroke. She was mistakenly declared dead after CPR was performed, even though her heart had restarted.

Ouaidou

Ouaidou Kouloubara is a 21-year-old student pilot from Chad. He was evicted on Day 36.

Secret: "I am a stutterer."

Papus

Papus Benze Keita or Kemo Keita, formerly known as Papi Flex, is a 30-year-old contorsionist from Guinea, currently residing in Wingene, Belgium. He was evicted on Day 29.

Secret: "My name is featured in the Guinness Book of Records.": Papus holds the male record for the "fastest time to cram into three boxes of decreasing size", since 2025.^[19]

Sarah

Sarah "Bulby" Kouadio is 27 years old and comes from Côte d'Ivoire. She placed third in the Final on Day 57.

Secret: "I eat objects": Sarah suffers from pica, an eating disorder that causes her to crave eating non-nutritional objects and materials (in her case, wood)^[20].

Vy

Sylvie Linda "Vy Diamond" Sossa is a 29-year-old singer and music producer from Gabon. She was evicted on Day 8.

Secret: "I have been the muse of a famous singer.": Vy has been in a relationship with Beninese singer Fanicko [fr], to whom she inspired a song.