The lamp finds the dress first. I run my hand slowly over the cloth on my knee, where the mallets pressed the shine in.
On October 2, 2026, Guinea’s 68th Independence Day, President Mamadi Doumbouya said more than 70 percent of Guineans are under 35. He called them “la plus grande richesse de notre patrimoine national, plus précieuse que le fer de Simandou, plus précieuse que la bauxite de Boké, plus précieuse que l’or de Siguiri”: the nation’s greatest wealth, more precious than Simandou’s iron, Boké’s bauxite and Siguiri’s gold.
Outside, the street is still lit for the holiday. The shine holds under my hand.
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