Co-Wives Co-Widows by Adrienne Yabouza is one of very very few books available in English from the Central African Republic and sadly it will soon be going out of print.
This is a very beautiful story about how two co-wives handle the death of their husband and the people who try to cheat them of their inheritance. It's full of humour and fantastic depictions of women supporting women. My book club rated it 5 stars and it's one of my favourite reads of the year so far.
Whether you're completing the global reading challenge (reading a book from every country) or not, I would strongly recommend it.
Copies are available at Amazon, Blackwell's, world of books, and possibly others so check suppliers to your country.
Edit: I should mention I have this info from the publisher, it went out of print last month just as my book club chose it for the months read. I emailed Dedalus books and they kindly offered to run a short, limited reprint.
by eatmynyasslecter