I've had "Waiting for Happiness" on dvd (Artificial Eye) for quite a while now after initially catching it on TV, needless to say it pushed the right buttons for me. 

Bamako is a very different creature, a formal trial set in a communal courtyard where witnesses from several African countries raise tough accusations against Europe, the U.S. the World Bank and the IMF. Sub stories intertwine and there is an air of the surreal to the whole film.

More later.

Cheers Trev.