Joseph Nikiema

A blacksmith falls off his bicycle when he tries to avoid a tortoise which crosses his path. He brings the animal home to his twelve year old son,...

In pre-colonial times a peddler crossing the savanna discovers a child lying unconscious in the bush. When the boy comes to, he is mute and cannot...

In the Mossi culture, one of the rites attending the birth of a child and its induction as a new member of the community involves the burial of the...