The ghosts of kolwezi
"Mystery of the Blue Earth" tells the story of the main character, Steven Kanza, a Congolese from the diaspora in the United States. He is sent by an American company to investigate the fall in cobalt production, usually so profitable for its sponsors. It is here that he discovers the "dark side" of the exploitation of this strategic mineral.
ReadWherever his nomadism takes him, the narrator shares language, traditions and daily life with the people. He revises on the ground, thanks to the campaign notebooks of his paternal grandfather, the emergence of the State of Lebanon following the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire; puts his steps in those of his father within the Corps franc Pommiès in resistance, reconquest of the territory and on the march to deliver Berlin; lived through the events of Algeria with his parents in the Sahara; observed the independence of African countries, the collapse of the communist bloc, interventionism, and the resurgence of nationalism; observed the revival of religion in France and in Black Africa, and the worldwide expansion of communitarianism; and experienced territorial conflicts. He witnessed the profound technological changes that introduced imbalances on a global and individual scale.
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In 2060, a gigantic black sphere suddenly appears at the South Pole and grows like a tidal wave that gradually engulfs the earth. Aaron, a genius in quantum physics, finds himself faced with the most extraordinary enigma and threat, because behind this obscure monster that only absorbs human souls, there is a question of the deep nature of man and the role of humanity in the balance of the cosmos.
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