overview
AFRICA
BURKINA FASO
Berni Goldblat
= The petty thief and his grandma - a village in Burkina Faso – 2017 - film
Idrissa Ouédraogo
= 'Don't worry' - Burkina Faso – 1986 - film
= Sana, a witch? - a village in Burkina Faso – 1989 - film
= Saga is still alive! - a village in Burkina Faso – 1990 - film
= Rolling in money - a village in Burkina Faso – 1990 - film
Ousmane Sembène
= Protection - a small village in Burkina Faso – 2004 - film
CAMEROON
Werewere Liking
= The basis of my life - a village in Cameroon – 1958 (1)
= Revenge - a village in Cameroon – 1958 (2)
EGYPT
Writer unknown
= The poor peasant and the magistrate - Egypt – around 2050 BCE
KENYA
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
= Discord in the village - a village in Kenya – about 1930
= 'The most beautiful land in the whole country' - a little village in Kenya – 1950
LIBERIA
Vamba Sherif
= 'He is not your enemy' - a village in Liberia – around 1860 (1)
= There is war in the air - a village in Liberia – around 1890 (2)
MALI
Souleymane Cissé
= Father and son - Mali – 13th century - film
Abderrahmane Sissako
= Whiplashes - a small nomad camp in Mali – 2012 - film
MOROCCO
Hakim Belabbes
= Ayoub - a hamlet in Central Morocco – 1999 - film
NIGERIA
Chinua Achebe
= 'We will drive out the whites now!' - a village in South-east Nigeria – around 1885
= The high priest stands alone - South-east Nigeria – the 1920s
Cyprian Ekwensi
= Sokugo, the wandering disease - savanna region, Nigeria – about 1925
Buchi Emecheta
= The bride price - a village in South-east Nigeria – 1953
Flora Nwapa
= 'Do you think that money grows on trees in my garden?' - South-east Nigeria –
around 1910 (1)
= The disobedient girl - South-east Nigeria – around 1910 (2)
SAHEL
Carla Barbarella
= The Baobab - a village in the Sahel, Africa – 1999
SENEGAL
Ousmane Sembène
= The courage of the Ceddo - a village in Senegal – around 1700 - film
= The nightmare of Efock - a village in Senegal – 1942 - film
= A griot never keeps his mouth shut - Santhiu-Niaye, West Senegal – 1965
SOUTH AFRICA
Antjie Krog
= Praise poets – South African villages – nineteenth century
UGANDA
Okot p'Bitek
= Come back to your own Acoli people - Northern Uganda – 1966 (1)
= Progress - Northern Uganda – 1970 (2)
WESTERN AFRICA
Ahmadou Kourouma
= The wizard and the prince - a village in Western Africa – 1946
= The secret agreement - a village in Western Africa – 1968
ZIMBABWE
Tsitsi Dangarembga
= Foster children - a village in Zimbabwe – 1996 - film