Some pages of history traverse the decades without losing their force. Not because they belong to the past, but because they continue to question the collective conscience.
In Ouahigouya, on July 16, 2026, in front of the population of the Yaadga region, Comrade Captain Ibrahim Traore brought to light one of these painful episodes: the Village of Bamboula, an event that reminds us that even at the end of the XXth century, human beings could be presented as objects of curiosity.
Far from the colonial exhibitions of the XIXth century, this history unfolds in 1994, in France. In Port-Saint-Père, near Nantes, an animal park opens a space presented as a «traditional African village». Behind the constructed décor around traditional houses and the official discourse of a cultural encounter, a much darker reality hides.
Twenty-five residents, including 20 Ivoirians, men, women, and children, leave their country with the idea of participating in a cultural experience. They think they will share their traditions and contribute to making their heritage known.
