The Roads That Found Me
A Memoir by Amelberge Nyagatare
@PrincessNdabaga
Foreword by Dr Sila Cehreli Mushaka-Muzi w’Inkotanyi
@aysesila1975
& Kirk Paschal
@kdpaschal
As promised on May 10, 2024, that I would dedicate my life to writing and publishing books, today I have the great pleasure, yes, I am overjoyed to present to you the first book “
#The #Roads #That #Found #me” by
#Amelberge #Nyagatare, published by “Éditions Dady de Maximo - AKAGOZI KA BUGINGO KABUZA U RWANDA GUCIKA”
Available on Amazon:
amzn.eu/d/07m68y2 (hardcover and in digital format from December 28th 2025
The Roads That Found Me
A Memoir by Amelberge Nyagatare
This memoir traces a personal journey shaped by family, education, and history, unfolding between Rwanda and Burundi from childhood into early adulthood. It blends intimate memory with documented historical realities, revealing how private lives are quietly formed by political systems, silence, and resilience.
Growing up in Rwanda, the
#author is surrounded by a large, lively family governed by affection, hierarchy, and unspoken rules. Her father stands as a steady source of protection and belief, while Mama Cassilde embodies care and restraint, teaching that peace within the home often depends on what remains unsaid. Childhood is warm and animated, yet shadowed by decisions made beyond a child’s reach.
As the narrative moves toward the 1990s, Bujumbura appears outwardly calm yet deeply unsettled. Burundi, troubled since the early 1980s by recurring political unrest, lives in a fragile balance between peace and tension. Against this backdrop, the author begins studying Law at the University of Burundi in 1989, stepping fully into adulthood as regional anxieties shape everyday life.
This memoir is a story of belonging questioned and rebuilt, of innocence giving way to awareness, and of a life shaped by forces far larger than any child can name carried forward by dignity, perseverance, and the enduring guidance of family.
In 1994, during the
#Genocide #against the
#Tutsis in
#Rwanda, the author lost her father, her stepmother, her sisters Chantal, Clémence, Cécile, and Diane, and her brother Richard. Other members of her extended family were also killed. These losses are acknowledged here with restraint and respect, as a fact that frames the silence and gravity underlying the story, without being its focus.
Congratulations dear
@PrincessNdabaga
#About #the #Author
Amelberge Nyagatare was born in Rwanda and has lived a life that crosses continents and cultures. After her studies in law, she built a career between Africa and Europe, devoted to humanitarian development and community transformation. Her work has taken her from the hills of Kigali to the cities of Austria and beyond, weaving connections across people and nations.
More than a professional path, her journey has been one of spirit, a search for belonging, meaning, and peace after loss. Through “The Roads That Found Me”, Amelberge shares not only her memories, but also her belief that love, courage, and faith can transcend any border. She continues to divide her time between Austria and Africa, dedicating her energy to mentoring, writing, and building bridges between worlds.
Thanks to the Ishami Foundation,
@FoundIshami @e_murangwa based in the United Kingdom and Rwanda for their collaboration in writing “A Full Chronological Accounts of the 1994 Events in Rwanda (before, during and after the
genocide against the Tutsi)” in this book but also for their support in enabling survivors of modern genocide to share their experiences through public speaking in schools, colleges, universities, and within
the wider community.