Refuge-e: The Journey Much Desired

Narrative

Refuge-e follows a young person identified in the book as John after his family leaves the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The narrative covers life in Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, a later move to Mpaka Camp in Eswatini, and the educational opportunities that eventually take him to United World College in Germany and university in Canada.

Education is central to the memoir. The book records school leadership, academic competitions, scholarship applications, and the legal and administrative barriers that continue even after a student earns admission.

Title and author name

Koffi has explained the hyphen in Refuge-e as a distinction between a person labelled a refugee and the uncertain condition or place understood as refuge. The book was published under the name John Michael Koffi. The author now uses Njamba Koffi in his public work; both names are retained here so readers can connect the publication and current author record.

Editions

Tellwell Talent published paperback and hardcover editions in April 2018. Both print editions are listed at 270 pages, with separate ISBNs. Digital retailers list an ebook of different pagination because page counts vary by electronic format.

The memoir is both a personal account and a source on youth education, mobility, and institutional waiting across two southern African refugee camps. Personal recollection should be read as testimony, while dates and general camp conditions should be checked alongside administrative and independent sources.