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Rais Neza Boneza (born 1979) is a Congolese writer and poet.

Biography

He was born in the Katanga province in Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaïre). He is the author of fiction, poetry, articles and academic materials. He is also a peace activist and practitioner. For his contribution to peace and conflict transformation, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree ( honoris causa) from the Institute of Management Sciences (ISGM) and the Universite du CEPROMEC in Burundi in 2008.

He is co-convener for Africa of the Transcend Global Network, a peace development environment network. His debut novel, White Eldorado, Black Fever (2013), is the only work that has been translated from his native French. He attempts to create awareness about the conflict and the direct effects to communities in the Great Lakes region of Africa.

Bibliography

• Nomad, a refugee poet (2003) ISBN  0-9726996-1-9
• Black Emerald (2004) ISBN  9788182530348
• Peace by African's Peaceful Means (2005) ISBN  978-1593440992
• Peace through African's Peaceful Means (2003) ISBN  9788230000809
• Sounds of exile (2006) ISBN  978-1411609907

References

• Author website
• Global torment
• La liste d'ecrivains africains par pays
• Transcend Network for Peace and Development

External links

• "Rais Neza Boneza". cyberwit.net. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
• "TRANSCEND AFRICA NETWORK report on refugees, by Rais Neza Boneza". author-me.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.