[5] Initiated in 2008 by A'Salfo, leader of the Magic System group (who himself grew up in the village of Anoumabo), Femua stems from the desire to offer, each year, to the village that adopted and saw the four members of the Magic System group grow up, a show bringing together the biggest stars in the world.

In 2011, the fourth edition of the festival, which was to be held during the Easter period, was postponed due to the post-election crisis that Ivory Coast experienced.

In 2016, during the ninth edition, on 24 April, while he was the headliner of the festival's guest artists, Congolese singer Papa Wemba died on the Femua stage, following a malaise.

[14] Femua 2019, which is held from April 23 to 28, with the theme Gender and Development, is launched on March 14 in Abidjan in the presence of the First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire Dominique Ouattara.

[16][17] While the first editions of Femua were financed by the royalties of the Magic System group, many public and private partners now support the festival.

Even if the festival's budget is "always in deficit", as its founder claims, it has enabled the construction of at least four schools and two maternity hospitals.