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THE WARC/LOC BIBLIOGRAHY
List of books published in 2008 in the Francophone countries of West
Africa, available at the Library of Congress
CONTENTS : ADMINISTRATION AND JUSTICE, ECONOMICS AND
DEVELOPMENT, HISTORY, LINGUISTICS, LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY,
NATURE, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH, POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS, SOCIETY AND CULTURE (Religion, Arts, Sports)
ADMINISTRATION AND JUSTICE
Boureima, Moussa . - Droits humains et développement organisationnel au Niger, Niamey, Editions Belle
Afrique, 2008, 25 p.
Brief summary : A manual on human rights and organizational development in Niger
Country : Niger
Dramé, Mamadou Alioune . - Les magistrats en Guinée, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2008, 286 p.
Brief summary : This book presents in their respective roles men and women responsible for dispensing
justice in Guinea.
Country : Guinea Conakry
ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT
Adjovi, Jean Joachim . - La souveraineté économique : Pour un développement équilibré, Cotonou, Star
Editions, 2008, 382 p.
Brief summary : This book is a source of first-hand documentation for all those interested in economic issues.
Country : Benin
Bontianti, Abdou . - Gestion des déchets à Niamey, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2008, 119 p.
Brief summary : This book attempts to explain the problems associated with the presence of domestic waste
in Niamey and leads to proposals for solutions such as improving drainage and waste recycling.
Country : Niger
Chabi-Ota, Soumanou . - La Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Bénin : Les dessous d'un centenaire,
Parakou, Benin, Impr. Express, 2008, 160 p.
Brief summary : A picture of the evolution of the organization of business by the Board of Trade of Benin.
Country : Niger
Dramani, Latif . - Les déterminants de l'investissement privé au Sénégal : Une approche V.A.R structurel, Dakar,
Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, 2008, 88 p.
Brief summary : Determinants of private investment in Senegal : a structural approach
Country : Senegal
Fontan, Charlotte . - Développer les filières vivrières en Afrique de l'Ouest : L'exemple du riz en Guinée, Paris,
L'Harmattan Guinée, 2008, 283 p.
Brief summary : This book seeks to rehabilitate the role of the rural area and food crops in the development
process of Guinea and West Africa. The subject delt with is at the core of the actuality with the prices
increase of agricultural products on international markets since 2007.
Country : Guinea Conakry
Ndiaye, Baba . - Les déterminants de l'inflation au Sénégal : Approche par les fonctions de consommation,
Dakar, Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie, 2008, 43 p.
Brief summary : Determinants of inflation in Senegal : an approach by the consumption functions
Country : Senegal
Tchitchi, Toussaint Yaovi . - Terminologie et vulgarisation scientifique précédé de pratique économique et
aliénation culturelle, Cotonou, CAAREC Editions, 2008, 92 p.
Brief summary : Two key texts dealing with the culture in terms of economic development, terminology and
its extension.
Benin
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HISTORY
Gueye, Marie Angélique . - L'histoire des sociétés signares et femmes gourmettes au Sénégal, Dakar, Les
éditions Maguilen, 2008, 103 p.
Brief summary : Through this novel, the author wanted to give a reinterpretation of the significant role of
signares in colonial cities like St. Louis, Rufisque, Gorée and Dakar through their social power and their role in
the economy.
Country : Senegal
Wade, Abdoulaye . - Les Chevaliers noirs, Dakar, Les éditions Maguilen, 2008, 206 p.
Brief summary : This book is a tribute to the “Tirailleurs sénégalais” , a name given to soldiers from Africa
south of the Sahara who served in French army during the two world wars.
Country : Senegal
LINGUISTICS
Institut de linguistique appliquée de l'université d'Abidjan-Cocody . - Syllabaire Dioula, Abidjan, Edilis, 2008,
102 p.
Brief summary : Traders language according to the etymology, Dioula goes now largely beyond its ethnic
boundaries and is spoken and understood by nearly 60% of the Ivorian population. The first edition was
published by les Nouvelles Editions Africaines in 1989.
Country : Côte d'Ivoire
Tchitchi, Toussaint Yaovi . - Le parler Ci du continuum dialectal gbè (phonologie, éléments de morphosyntaxe
et de lexique thématique), Cotonou, Les Editions Labo Gbè, 2008, 114 p.
Brief summary : Phonological sketch based on the principles of communication and relevant features
between cigbè and other dialects of gbè language
Benin
LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
Agossou, Noukpo . - Evadé des prisons de K, Porto-Novo, CAAREC Editions, 2008, 187 p.
Brief summary : In this story the author tells his two successful escapes from prison. This book is a testimony
against the arbitrariness of the totalitarian regime of Benin in the 1980s.
Country : Benin
Alladaye, Jérôme C. - Fresques danxoméennes, Cotonou, Les Editions du Flamboyant, 2008, 120 p.
Brief summary : Innovative approach on the general history of Danxome
Country : Niger
Amevigbe, Philippe Dzek . - L'arbuste déraciné, Lomé, Imprimerie de la Cité, 2008, 80 p.
Brief summary : The author first spoke of legacy questions that are so
important in this region where plantations of coffee and cocoa are a constant
source of dissensions among the members of one family, then he speaks of individual psychology as the
implacable hatred That feeds Ameyo’s father towards Akati and
finally he discusses the problem of education upon which depends the fate of the child.
Country : Togo
Bako, Seydou Abdou . - La vie à Digui, village d'Afrique, s.l, Presses du Lycée Professionnel Claude Garamont,
2008, 83 p.
Brief summary : This work is a kind of painting of African values of civilization which are revealed through the
life of the population of the village of Digui.The novel also shows the desire of the village population to
happiness and progress.
Country : Niger
Baldé, Al-hadji Thierno Mouhammadou . - Une vie au Fouta-Djalon, Brinon-sur-Sauldre, Grandvaux, 2008, 415
p.
Brief summary : This book is a valuable testimony on the recent history of Guinea and a book of wisdom and
spirituality. The authors give great importance to respect for the legacy of the ancients while welcoming with
enthusiasm the benefits of the modern world.
Country : Guinea Conakry
Capo-Chichi, Laure Clémence . - Le statut de la femme chez Chinua Achebe, Cotonou, CAAREC Editions, 2008,
248 p.
Brief summary : Reflections on the status of women in the work of the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe.
Country : Benin
Diarra, Ismaïla . - Karato (un prénom singulier) : Tragédie, Bamako, Imprim Color, 2008, 96 p.
Brief summary : It’s only after the failure that man relies on God. According to the author of this
tragedy, this is synonymous with resignation and resignation is not the attitude of a man of honor as
he must conquer or die.
Country : Mali
Fayomi, Fabien . - Le Môme champion : Roman, Cotonou, Star Editions, 2008, 263 p.
Brief summary : The hero of the story is a 13 year old boy who attacks his father is a minister, providing
a discourse of truth.
Country : Benin
Hama, Baba . – Lamordè, Ouagadougou, Presses universitaires de Ouagadougou, 2008, 110 p.
Brief summary : The novel presents an official assigned to a deprived city of the country and consists in a
controversy over the reasons for that administrative action : conflict of interest, social crisis and/or political
turmoil ?
Country : Burkina Faso
Harouna, Abdouramane . - Les bruits du silence, Niamey, Editions du Mont Bagazane, 2008, 98 p.
Brief summary : Through these poems the author makes a kind of indictment of all forms of injustices against
women and children.
Country : Niger
Huannou, Adrien . - Repères pour comprendre la littérature béninoise : Textes réunis et présentés par Adrien
Huannou, Cotonou, CAAREC Editions, 2008, 139 p.
Brief summary : Studies on different aspects of Beninese literature through works of writers from Benin.
Country : Benin
Idé, Adamou . - Misères et grandeurs ordinaires, Hendaye, La Cheminante, 2008, 157 p.
Brief summary : Nine narratives about the feelings and courage of characters facing misery and the
perversion of powers
Country : Niger
Iffono, Aly Gilbert . - Contes et légendes kissi de Guinée, Libéria et Sierra Léone, Paris, L'Harmattan Guinée,
2008, 80 p.
Brief summary : This book makes accessible to all the tales of the Kissi territory, thereby saving them
from oblivion with a meticulous work of collection, selection and rewriting.
Country : Guinea Conakry
Issa Daouda, Abdoul Aziz . - Boubou Hama, conteur et romancier, Niamey, Université Abdou Moumouni de
Niamey/IRSH, 2008, 214 p.
Brief summary : Synthesis of the work of the storyteller and writer Boubou Hama, politician and man of
culture.
Country : Niger
Jéhanne . - Du Togo, je vous écris… : Journal d'une Française déçue, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2008, 123 p.
Brief summary : Jéhanne, a French woman, gives her impressions on Africa through real facts. According to
her, good will and political determination remain insufficient to eradicate years of pre-colonial, colonial and
postcolonial dictatorship.
Country : Togo
Kaboré, Julien . - Mieux vivre sa jeunesse : Roman épistolaire, Ouagadougou, Les Editions descendues du ciel,
2008, 126 p.
Brief summary : Life, no more than virtue, is not the sole preserve of youth. That is why the author of this
book is for everyone, young or adults, parents or educators, pupils and students, anyone who feeds the ideal
of basing his life on the cardinal virtues in order to have a better live
Burkina Faso
Konaté, Issoufou . - La gitane, Cotonou, Star Editions, 2008, 181 p.
Brief summary : The novel is a trial of casteism in Niger
Country : Niger
Nago, Jules . - Crépuscules noirs, Cotonou, Editions Fraternité, 2008, 96 p.
Brief summary : This book is a story, allegory, legend and even parables. It’s a cry of rebellion or a dash of
humor. The texts always contain a moral lesson.
Country : Benin
Nguessan, A. Nativité Epse Kouadjane . - Le Burida et la protection des œuvres de l'esprit : Le combat contre
l'ignorance juridique, Abidjan, LOIDICI, 2008, 120 p.
Brief summary : This book takes the form of questions and answers and aims to explain to the reader the
legal protection of intellectual works in Côte d'Ivoire.
Country : Côte d'Ivoire
Ouedraogo, Honoré . - Le calice, Paris, Editions Publibook, 2008, 95 p.
Brief summary : This novel focuses on the transmission of existential values and wisdom. It is intended to
guide the adolescent in his slow and difficult ascent to the status of man in its own right.
Country : Burkina Faso
Sawadogo, Poussi . - Petit traité de sagesse : A travers l'histoire de Yangrin du Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou,
Imprimerie Déclic, 2008, 105 p.
Brief summary : Through rituals, initiations and trials of life, Yangrin, the main character of the book is
presented as a man endowed with wisdom, love for others, respect for life and passion for justice to guide his
contemporaries to a better world.
Country : Burkina Faso
Touré, Fodé Lamine . - Une enfance africaine, Paris, L'Harmattan Guinée, 2008, 247 p.
Brief summary : This book is an autobiography of the author
Country : Guinea Conakry
Zoromé, Ali . - Le prix de la fraude 1, Bamako, EDIS, 2008, 54 p.
Brief summary : This cartoon depicts a high school student named Inoussa Diolla and who is a real dunce. His
father Ladji Diolla is a very wealthy businessman who wants his only son to succeed in life at all costs. He is
attempting to corrupt the headmaster of the school attended by his son. He succeeded in this operation but
his satisfaction will not last.
Country : Mali
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NATURE, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
Bahié, Richard Péguy . - Guéris-toi du sida par l'alimentation : Causes, prévention, traitements hygiénistes,
Abidjan, Syl-Lio Editeur, 2008, 295 p.
Brief summary : The Author aims to help Africa, the main victims of AIDS, to cure the disease through diet.
Country : Côte d’Ivoire
POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Biagui, Jean-Marie François . - Mouvement pour le fédéralisme et la démocratie constitutionnelle : Un pari
politique pour la paix définitive en Casamance, au Sénégal et dans la sous-région, Dakar, Editions Clairafrique,
2008, 111 p.
Brief summary : A political advocacy for a lasting peace in Casamance, Senegal, and in West Africa
Country : Senegal
Conseil Supérieur de la Communication. - L'élection présidentielle de novembre 2005 au Burkina Faso : impact
de l'organisation médiatique du scrutin et rôle des médias dans l'ancrage du débat démocratique,
Ouagadougou, Conseil Supérieur de la Communication, 2008, 116 p.
Brief summary : This book addresses the role and impact of the media in the 2005 presidential election.
Country : Burkina Faso
Dussey, Robert . - L'Afrique malade de ses hommes politiques : Inconscience, irresponsabilité, ignorance ou
innocence ?, Paris, Jean Picollec Editeur, 2008, 252 p.
Brief summary : In this book the author urges Africa to unite around a democratic system based on the
competence of its political leaders and around the fight against corruption.
Country : Togo
Fondation Internationale pour les Systèmes Electoraux. - Dynamique participative pour l'émergence d'un Etat
de droit en Afrique : Exemple de la Guinée, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2008, 185 p.
Brief summary : This book is intended to popularize the Guinean experience in socio-political dialogue
with the organization of round tables between trade unions, civil society and the private sector.
Country : Guinea Conakry
Gnanih, Marie Ruz . - Boni Yayi le vrai visage de la conquête du pouvoir, Cotonou, Alpha Com, 2008, 206 p.
Brief summary : Portrait of Mr. Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin
Country : Benin
Savane, Alpha Oumar . - Guinée 1958-2008 : L'indépendance et ses conséquences, Paris, L'Harmattan Guinée,
2008, 97 p.
Brief summary : The first part of this book recalls the glorious days of 1958 with the segregation of Guinea by
the West and the second part deals with the struggle for African integration followed by political
and historical issues.
Country : Guinea Conakry
Toha, Faustin . - Le devoir de Mensonges : Crise à l'ivoirienne, Abidjan, NEI-CEDA, 2008, 242 p.
Brief summary : In this book written by a journalist, the author retains the importance of analyzing the
discourse of political actors as it is never neutral. He has the merit of having been above the fray by
stigmatizing disorder that eventually win the Ivorian society and explains the crisis in the country.
Country : Côte d’Ivoire
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SOCIETY AND CULTURE (Religion, Arts, Sports)
Akissi, Koffi Bernadette . - Pâqui-Nou : Les populations Baoulé et la fête de Pâques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan,
EDILIS, 2008, 176 p.
Brief summary : This book is an essay on the phenomenon "Pâqui Nou" celebrated each year at Easter with
great fanfare by the Baule people throughout the Ivory Coast. The event deserves special attention from
the authorities for the promotion of cultural heritage in Ivory Coast.
Country : Côte d’Ivoire
Bilane, Moumouni Hamidou . - Le Gossi, Cotonou, Editions du Flamboyant, 2008, 59 p.
Brief summary : Important insights into the rites of the Sonanke ethnic group
Country : Niger
Calosci, Alain . - Education, culture, développement : quelles relations ? : L'exemple de la Guinée Conakry,
Paris, L'Harmattan Guinée, 2008, 297 p.
Brief summary : This book has the ambition to contribute to a more general reflection on the relationship
between culture, education and development. It tries to confront the cultural elements of traditional society
to those underlying existing models of development and to identify their respective influences on the
acquisition and use of learning.
Country : Guinea Conakry
Combary, Sibo Fernand . - Géomancie : science ou occultisme ?, Ouagadougou, Découvertes du Burkina, 2008,
128 p.
Brief summary : In this book the author tries to provide answers to questions about geomancy with a long
survey of geomancers and experienced people in this matter
Country : Burkina Faso
Condé, Cheick Fantamady . - Sport et politique en Afrique : Le Hafia Footbal Club de Guinée, Paris,
L'Harmattan, 2008, 220 p.
Brief summary : Guinean soccer has had its glory days thanks to the performances by his clubs on the African
scene. It has been the subject of special attention from the first president of independent Guinea. These clubs
have been among the best in the continent with many titles they have won. Best, Hafia became the first
team in the history of African football to finally capture a trophy brought into play by the Confederation of
African Football.
Country : Guinea Conakry
Fassinou, Matthieu Dona . - De grandes figures de l'église protestante méthodiste : Du Dahomey-Togo au
Bénin des origines à nos jours 1843-2009, Porto-Novo, Compte d'auteur, 2008, 140 p.
Brief summary : This book aims to keep in memory all those who, during their lifetime, have worked with all
their strength, their intelligence and know-how to help Protestant Methodist Community to born, take root
and develop in Benin.
Country : Benin
Guèye, Ababacar . - La cuisine de chez nous, Dakar, Projet lakki Reew mi, 2008, 111 p.
Brief summary : This illustrated cookbook presents 60 recipes from Senegal ranging from classic to
contemporary.
Country : Senegal
Kamara, Mamadou Koblé . - Les fonctions du masque dans la société Dan de Sipilou, Abidjan, Calao Editions,
2008, 114 p.
Brief summary : Through the mask, this book immerses the reader in the anthropology and religion of the
Dan ethnic group living in Côte d'Ivoire.
Country : Côte d'Ivoire
Moumouni, Seyni . - Vie et œuvre du Cheik Uthmân Dan Fodio (1754-1817) : De l'Islam au Soufisme, Paris,
L'Harmattan, 2008, 222 p.
Brief summary : Biographical work on Sheikh Uthman Dan Fodio.
Country : Niger
Ndah, François d'Assise . - Le retour de l'enfant soldat, Abidjan, Vallesse Editions, 2008, 102 p.
Brief summary : This book raises the issue of reintegration of child soldiers returning from war. Should we see
them as monsters or victims?
Country : Côte d'Ivoire
Sindjaloum, Bawanam B.- Des femmes et des hommes comme il faut, Cotonou, Les Editions Ablodè, 2008, 89
p.
Brief summary : Bilingual book (French/Lokpa) that takes us into the study of the history of the Lokpa people.
Country : Benin
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