En compagnie des hommes

de Véronique Tadjo

A deadly and incurable virus has put the human species at risk of extinction. Baobab, first tree, everlasting tree, tree symbol of great wisdom, speaks and awakens the memory of humanity. Under his fresh shadow, men, women, children caught in the turmoil, fierce fighters for survival, will entrust their struggle against the ravages of Ebola: the doctor in combination of astronaut who day after day cares for the sick under a attempted ; the nurse midwife whose gestures and attention bring back a little humanity; the tomb diggers who, in front of the hecatomb, bury the bodies in the red soil; the villagers renouncing their ancestral customs in order to repel Ebola--Translation of page 4 of cover by Don Quichotte éditions.