Kisanga

Synopsis of Kisanga

Carmin, the French mining flagship, signs a historic partnership with China to exploit an exceptional copper deposit in the Congo. Announced with great fanfare and supported by investment bankers, the Kisanga project is set to be inaugurated in three months. This deadline is far too short for Olivier Martel, the engineer sent to the site to manage it, but in principle sufficient for the operatives tasked with recovering a secret file that could derail the operation if it fell into the wrong hands—such as those of Raphaël Da Costa, a journalist who has already clashed with Carmin in the past. A chase ensues in the heart of the Katanga savanna and on the burning tracks of Kivu to discover what the promising name of Kisanga really hides. Winner of the 2018 Landerneau Polar Prize, this is a gripping contemporary thriller that blends a critique of neocolonialism with intense suspense.