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Rais Neza Boneza is a Congolese writer and poet (1979).
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 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 which has been originally translated from his French native language “ Eldorado blanc, Fievre Noire”(2013). In his debut novel, he taps in his artistic background, a peace researcher and practitioner to create a work of fiction and fact to bring in the awareness about the conflict-resources direct effects to communities in the Great-Lakes region of Africa.