The power of hope

She was born in Mwumba, in the north of Burundi, in a relatively well-off family. Shy, a lover of sports and hardworking, Denise Bucumi lived her childhood under her big sister's wing. Then it was time to start a family, and she met a man, Pierre Nkurunziza. He was a sports professor at the University of Burundi, she worked for the PAFE (immigration Police). They fell in love. But fate decided otherwise. In 1993, war broke out in this central African country formerly known as « the Switzerland of

Africa », taking with it the dream of a peaceful household. When the family's father left for the bush, Denise found herself face to face with her worst enemy : loneliness. For eight years, she waited, sometimes losing hope. There was a lot of fighting, many tears, and much laughter too. And great confidence in the God that would reunite her again with her family for a more beautiful destiny : The Presidential Palace.

This autobiography is a testimony for all those who have no more faith in life.