Screening: 'Bamako' (dir. Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006)

"Bamako" (dir. Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006) depicts a trial taking place in the capital of Mali. Two sides argue whether the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are guided by special interest of developed nations — or whether it is corruption and the individual nations' mismanagement that is the cause of the current financial state of many poverty-stricken African countries. The film touches on European colonization and discusses how it plays a role in shaping African societies and their resulting poverty and issues.

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Co-hosted with: Princeton Institute for International & Regional Studies, Princeton African Humanities Colloquium

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