Maguy (Margaret) Rashidi Kabamba (born 3 August 1960) is a writer and translator from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She has a B.A. specialized in Translation from York University, Toronto, Canada and a M.A. with major French, minor Spanish from Saint-Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Her novel ''La Dette coloniale'' (The Colonial Debt) came out in 1995. The book takes a critical look at the belief many Africans have that a better life can be found in Europe. Its title refers to a philosophy that acquisition of goods and money by any means (i.e. criminality) is a legitimate refund or entitlement. The phrase has been used frequently by Congolese leaders. Her second book is titled ''La réponse'', another novel where she paints a picture of the current Congolese society. During the 2007-2008 school year, she worked as a French I-III teacher at Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas).

Works

* ''La dette coloniale: roman ''. Montréal: Humanitas, 1995. * ''La réponse: roman''. Cork: BookBaby, 2013.

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African Writers bio

(same as above in French with more information) * http://www.zibf.org.zw/pdfs/ChapterEleven.pdf 1960 births Living people People from South Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo translators 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{Africa-translator-stub