A UK based Genocide survivor, Illuminée Nganemariya has launched a new book titled ‘Miracle in Kigali at Hotel des Mille Collines’ in Nyarugenge District Thursday. 

While presenting her book before the Minister of Culture and Sports, Joseph Habineza, Nganemariya said she felt compelled to begin writing soon after the genocide so that the next generation could understand what happened to ordinary people.

"It has been a long journey, but I am so pleased that with the help of Paul Dickson, Tagman Press and Macmillan Rwanda, I am able to bring my story home to Rwanda,” she said.

She added that her book will act as a small part in healing the wounds and ensuring that Rwanda’s tragedy can never happen again.

The 39-year-old Nganemariya was accompanied by her son, Roger Nsengiyumva who was born during the Genocide and Paul Dickson who helped tell the story.

In an interview with Sunday Times, British writer Dickson said he wanted to help a foreigner after reading her sad story in British newspapers.

"By then, I had never personally met a Tutsi genocide survivor. I could only watch what happened in Rwanda on screens. But when I met Illuminée in 2006, I was pushed to help her complete a book which she had started,” he said.

Nganemariya has spent the last 12 years living in Norwich, UK dealing with the trauma of her 100–day nightmare and struggling to find employment. She and her son were granted a British citizenship in 2004.

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