Bamako The Court 2006 Bamako Mele is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work and the couple is on the verge of breaking up In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court has been set up African civil society spokesmen have taken proceedings against the World Bank and the IMF whom they blame for Africas woes Amidst the pleas and the testimonies, life goes on in the courtyard Chaka does not seem to be concerned by this novel Africas desire to fight for its rights