Introduction / Adele King. -- A woman and a half / Abdourahman A. Waberi. -- The legend of Abla Pokou, queen of the Baoulé / Véronique Tadjo. -- A fistful of groundnuts / Tierno Monénembo. -- My father's lamp / Nimrod. -- The spider's fart / Kangni Alem. -- Babyface / Koffi Kwahulé. -- The labors of Ariana / Caya Makhélé. -- The ballad of a shipwreck / Michèle Rakotoson. -- Fahavalo / Jean-Luc Raharimanana. -- Our neighborhood fool / Patrice Nganang. -- A hunting scene as observed by a sentimental photographer / Kossi Efoui. -- Dead girl walking / Benjamin Sehene. -- Bessombè: between homeland and exile / Nathalie Etoké. -- The milka cow / Bessora.