Feature Empowered and thriving: One woman's enduring journey with HIV
A profile of Josepha Bamusabire, who has lived with HIV since losing her husband in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
Chapter 06 · Dispatches from Kigali
Journalism
I report news and features that people read to the end, from health and technology to people and enterprise. Here is some of the work I'm proud of, and the recognition it has earned.
Mental health: Can AI-powered chatbots enhance access to care, combat stigma?
Mental health professionals and researchers weigh in on whether AI chatbots can widen access to care and reduce stigma, and where they fall short.
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Published in
- The New Times
- How We Made It In Africa
- The Star Kenya
- The Mirror
- Qazini
- Bird Story Agency
Featured works
Stories I've reported and written
A selection of published pieces. Filter by type.
Feature 
Feature Papi Sibomana: How his disability became a catalyst for innovation
How a Rwandan tech consultant who lost his sight now helps people with disabilities use technology to pursue their goals. For Bird Story Agency.
Feature Rwanda: Entrepreneur capitalises on opportunity in clothing industry
Chantal Murebwa grew a one-machine workshop into a factory with 280 workers. The challenges of financing, imports and skills. For Bird Story Agency.
Feature Spices and serendipity: A stranger's 'brief' excursion in Moroccan town
A first-person account of an unplanned visit to a Moroccan town, built around the spice market of its medina.
News Why do most tech start-ups fail to take off?
Why running a technology business is harder than most people assume, and what holds so many start-ups back.
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Recognition
Journalism awards
Awards and honours for my reporting and writing.
Every award and milestone, across writing and editing, is on the Milestones page.
2024
Best AI-focused Story
GIZ Rwanda & UNESCO East Africa
ForFirst place in Rwanda's first AI journalist challenge, for "Mental health: Can AI-powered chatbots enhance access to care, combat stigma?"
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2023
Best Science, Technology and Innovation Communicator
National Council for Science and Technology (NCST)
ForContribution to public awareness of science, technology and innovation in Rwanda
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