Aissa Maiga
1) The Tower
Author
Language
English
Description
Beirut, Lebanon, Today. Wardi lives with her whole family in the refugee camp where she was born. When her great-grandfather, Sidi, gives her the key to his old house, she fears he may have lost hope of someday going home.
2) Bamako
Author
Language
Français
Description
Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work, and the couple is on the verge of breaking up... In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court has been established. African civil society spokesmen have started proceedings against the World Bank and the IMF, whom they blame for Africa's woes. Amidst the pleas and the testimonies, life goes on in the courtyard, where Chaka does not seem to be concerned by this...