On 2 January 1899, starting from the French Sudan, a French column under the command of the captains Voulet and Chanoine is sent against the black Sultan Rabah in what is now the Cameroon. Those captains and their African mercenary troops destroy and kill everything they find on their path. The French authorities try to stop them sending orders and a second troop but the captains kill the emissaries who reach them. Sarraounia, queen of the Aznas, have heard about the exactions. Clever in war tactics and in witchcraft, she decides to resist and stop those mad men.

L'histoire se déroule en 1899, en Afrique de l'ouest : les officiers français Voulet et Chanoine mènent une mission d'exploration à la tête d'une colonne de troupes coloniales. Outrepassant leurs ordres, ils se livrent à des massacres de populations. La sarraounia (« reine ») du village de Lougou décide de leur résister...

Em 2 de janeiro de 1899, uma coluna francesa sob o comando dos capitães Voulet e Chanoine é enviada contra o sultão Rabah no que hoje é o Camarões. Esses capitães e suas tropas mercenárias africanas destroem e matam tudo o que encontram no caminho. Sarraounia, rainha das Aznas, ouviu falar sobre as exações. Inteligente em táticas de guerra e bruxaria, ela decide resistir e parar aqueles loucos.