Books by Olivier Sempiga

Born in 1994 from Mukamurekezi and Nkubito, the 3-month-old Muhoza miraculously survives the genocide against Tutsi in which her family is exterminated by Interahamwe militia. Rescued by an education inspector, Muhoza resiliently fights the odds to become one of the most talented and intelligent kids in the country. The education inspector, who later becomes the mayor of a district and a minister, adopts Muhoza and raises her as her own daughter. She has no idea that she is a survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi and an adopted kid until she learns it thirteen years later on a journey to the United States of America. The family that adopted Muhoza will play an important role in her psychological and physical development. This family is a true embodiment and sign of how parental love transforms everything and makes a difference. Muhoza represents a generation that was born during the genocide and together with her compatriots, her ambition is to transform the nation for good and forever. She is a true incarnation of her simple mother Mukamurekezi, who is traumatized, harassed, and arrested because she teaches students that they are the same - teachings that contradict those of a segregating government. Mukamurekezi is eventually killed but she lives forever in her daughter, Muhoza.

Nadina works as a journalist on a private Television in her country. She writes a series of emails to her father who passed on to the other world during a war that tore apart her beloved nation. She relates her story of resilience, perseverance and courage; after a breakthrough is achieved in communication and people from this world are able to communicate with other people in the other world of the living dead. She expresses her struggles in taking care of her siblings. Technically, Nadina becomes the father of her siblings as she cares for each and every aspect of their needs. The father, who is the last to die, leaves the five children still in school. Nadina works her socks off to feed these children, to pay for their school fees and sees them become independent. Nadina criticises some political, economic and social structures of her country (no name is given but it is an allegory of African states) and calls for an end to rampant poverty, wars and conflicts. Despite being outspoken and critical of the government, Nadina is appointed minister of information. With this new status, her dream to fight poverty and bring about peace has just begun.