Mama Colonel

Colonel Honorine Munyole is a robust fortyfouryearold widow and mother of seven young children four of her own three adopted She wields her uniform beret and black handbag like a protective shield which her daily work desperately requires More or less on her own she runs a small police unit dedicated to protecting women whove been raped and children whove suffered abuse in the warplagued regions of the Congo At the start of Maman Colonelle shes transferred from Bukavu to Kisangani arriving only to discover her future home and office in a desolate state While she deals with such practical obstacles with suitable feistiness the traumas and social deformities of the people around her have nightmarish dimensions the envy surrounding those with staterecognised victim status hope for help from the whites depression helplessness