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Edmund Kagire
Edmund Kagire is a journalist based in Kigali, Rwanda. The 35-year old award-winning Rwandan Journalist was until the end of 2018 was working with The East African & Rwanda Today newspapers owned by Nation Media Group (NMG), with 12 years of practice. Currently he has diverted into freelance writing, media and public relation consultancy, offering different services to clients –from content development, publications, social media services, creative writing and research among other things through his company Fendy>Media. He has bagged several awards over the years in Rwanda as an investigative journalist and reporter. With an interest in politics in Rwanda, East Africa and the continent, Edmund Kagire has covered ground-breaking news and investigative stories which have been recognised at the national and regional level. He has also worked for different news agencies as a contributor including Associated Press (AP), Reuters and AFP. He is also an assigned reporter for The African Report and African Cities Magazines published in London. Apart from Journalism, Edmund Kagire is also a Country Peer Reviewer and Researcher (Rwanda) for Global Integrity-a Washington-based research organisation and think tank. He has worked on the Africa Integrity Indicators for 2014, 2016 and 2017. He also serves as a Commissioner and Secretary of Rwanda Media Commission (RMC), a media-self regulatory body and as the Secretary General of Rwanda Journalists Association (ARJ), a journalist’s body. He is also the Treasurer of the Eastern African Journalists Association (EAJA), a regional journalist’s body. He is a Global Media Forum Alumni and a DW Akademie Fellow & Trainer. He has previously worked for the Daily Monitor in Uganda and The New Times, a Rwandan daily and The Independent Uganda. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Development studies from Makerere University, Uganda and several training courses in media.
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President Kagame Speaks at National Prayer Breakfast, Emphasizes Equality and Self-Determination
President Kagame Commemorates 60th Anniversary of Zanzibar Revolution
Rwanda Slashes Gorilla Permit Fees to Boost Tourism Sector
Regional Tour Operators Upbeat About 2024 Prospects
King Abdullah II Of Jordan Arrives In Rwanda On A Three Day Working Visit
Equity Bank Reassures Cogebanque Clients, Staff On Smooth Transition Following Merger
Former RDB CEO Clare Akamanzi Named NBA Africa CEO
“Former Governor Gasana Granted Temporary Release, Not Pardon”- RCS
Lt. Gen Muganga Promoted To The Rank Of General
Qualcomm’s ‘Make in Africa’ Mentorship Program Boosts African Tech Startups
GRF 2023: Inkomoko’s Rwf189bn Investment Pledge To Boost Micro & Small Businesses Growth In Africa
BioNTech Inaugurates First mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Site in Africa
Rwanda, AfDB Sign Milestone Agreement To Host Continental PharmaTech Body
President Kagame Makes Key Appointments in Rwanda's Government Institutions
City Residents Urged To Drink, Spend Responsibly As Night Closing Hours Are Extended
UK Government Wins Parliamentary Vote Paving Way For Rwanda Migration Plan
CIMERWA Announces Strong 2023 Financial Performance Amidst Expansion and Sustainability Efforts
British Businessman Feels Safer in Rwanda Than in London Following Parliamentary Vote on Rwanda Safety Bill
Presidential and Legislative Elections Set for July 15, 2024, in Rwanda
PHOTOS: Innovation And Entrepreneurship Celebrated At Hanga Pitchfest 2023 Finale
'There is no issue over here with the deal at all!' Rwanda resident, Adam Bradford, says that Rwanda is safe and that British politicians have been 'biased' in their approach to the Rwanda Plan.
UK Home Secretary Cleverly ‘Uncomfortable’ With The Unfair Criticism Targeting Rwanda
UK, Rwanda Sign Treaty To Reinforce Migration & Economic Development Partnership
UK Home Secretary Cleverly Arrives In Kigali Ahead Of Signing Of Revised UK-Rwanda Treaty
Former Rwandan Prime Minister Faustin Twagiramungu Passes Away
City Of Kigali Speaks Out On Demolition Of Rebero Hotel, Warns On Illegal Construction
President Kagame, Cuba VP Valdés Mesa Hold Bilateral Talks
“It Is Highly Hypocritical To Label Rwanda Unsafe”- British Citizen Living In Rwanda
CIMERWA to be Majority Owned by National Cement in Regional Expansion Move
More Asylum Seekers, Refugees From Libya Arrive In Rwanda
UK Supreme Court Ruling: Rwanda Dismisses ‘Unsafe’ Claims
Dancer Titi Brown Cleared Of All Charges, Court Orders His Immediate Release
DRC Crisis: M23 Accuses Government Forces Of Bombing Indiscriminately As Fighting Rages On
President Kagame Officially Opens Norrsken Kigali House, Calls On Young Innovators To Be More Daring
DRC Crisis: President Kagame, UN Secretary General Guterres Discuss Worrying Situation
On Call With Secretary Blinken: President Kagame Reiterates Support For Regional Efforts To Quell DRC Conflict
Rwanda, IMF Agree On Key Reforms To Cushion Economy From Shocks
Rwanda Gets €91 Million To Fund Healthcare, Rural Infrastructure Development
First Lady Calls for Strengthened Unity and Reconciliation Efforts
Build Station Eyes Expansion into Rwandan and East African Markets
PHOTOS: City of Kigali Begins Renovation Works On Kimihurura Roundabout, Running Track To Be Added
One Injured As Clashes Between Armed Groups In Eastern DRC Spills Over To Rwanda
Defence Minister Marizamunda Addresses Challenges in Peacekeeping and the Threat of Disinformation
President Kagame Stresses the Importance of Digital Connectivity at MWC Kigali 2023
PHOTOS: President Kagame Receives Gen. Nguema, Gabon’s Transitional Leader
Global Experts Gather In Rwanda To Discuss Ways Of Tapping Into The $400bn Space Industry
President Kagame Unveils IRCAD Africa Centre of Excellence In Rwanda, Hails Collaboration
Japan, Rwanda Partner To Set Up Intelligent Transport System In City of Kigali Worth Rwf16b
Rwanda Implements Measures to Counter Public Transport Crisis Following Fuel Price Hike
Former Head Of Rwanda Cooperatives Agency, Co-Accused Granted Bail
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority Announces Fuel Price Increase
Swearing-In: President Kagame Tasks Leaders To Be Result-Oriented
Former RCA Director General In Court, Denies Charges
Rwanda's Space Ambitions Aim to Boost Socioeconomic Development
President Kagame Appoints New Cabinet Members and Government Officials
Rwanda Space Agency To Wrap Up National Awareness Campaign
Suspected Serial Killer Kazungu In Court, Claims He Killed Women for Infecting Him With HIV/AIDS
President Kagame Confirms He Will Seek Re-election Next Year
President Kagame Engages Global Brands to Strengthen Rwanda's Business and Health Partnerships
Bank of Kigali Announces Executive Management Restructure
Security Official Cautions Locals Against ‘Delinquent’ Maasai Shoe Hawkers
President Kagame Revisits Cuba After 36 Years for G77 + China Summit
RIB Detains Former Director General of Rwanda Cooperatives
Leveraging South-South Cooperation for Socioeconomic Development
“Focus On Results, Actions”- President Kagame To Government Officials
Rwanda Partners with Dual Fluid Energy Inc. to Develop a New Nuclear Reactor
More Details Emerge On Alleged Serial Killer Kazungu As RIB Warns Public Against Speculation
MTN Rwanda Subscribers Rattled By Mobile Money Service Downtime
“Rwanda Stands With Morocco”- President Kagame Following Deadly Quake
78th UNGA: President Kagame Kicks Off Busy Week In New York (PHOTOS)
Climate Change: President Kagame Roots For More Pragmatic Approaches That Favour Africa, Small Nations
President Kagame Appoints New Leaders in Major Institutional Reform
PHOTOS: When President Kagame Met Kwita Izina Stars
Rwanda’s Annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony - Kwita Izina to Name 23 Baby Gorillas
RDF Changes: President Kagame Appoints New Division, Brigade Commanders
RDF Changes: Generals Kabarebe, Ibingira, Kayonga, Among Historicals Retired From Service
Rwanda to Compete in the Inaugural Digital Prosperity Awards by DCO
Governor Habitegeko, National Lands Authority Boss Removed From Office
Bayern Munich Announces Partnership with Rwanda for Football Development and Tourism Promotion
What We Know About The Visit Rwanda-Bayern Munich Deal So Far
We Can’t Afford To Go Back To Destructive Divisions- President Kagame To Northern Province Residents
One Year In Rwanda: British Social Entrepreneur Adam Bradford Eyes Bigger Projects
YouthConnekt At 10: Be Relentless In Pursuit Of Your Goals -President Kagame
“Appointing Young People To Leadership Positions Is Deliberate”-President Kagame
PHOTOS: President Kagame Oversees Finale Of RDF “Hard Punch” Exercise
President Kagame Lauds Partnership in Groundbreaking of Zaria Court Kigali
Rwanda to compete in inaugural Digital Prosperity Awards
Rwanda’s Annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony- Kwita Izina is set to return
Madagascar’s President Visits Rwanda to Strengthen Bilateral Ties
PHOTOS: President Kagame Welcomes President Rajoelina
PHOTOS: UGHE Graduates 8th Cohort of Master Of Science Program In Colourful Ceremony
President Kagame Banks On New $100m Cement Manufacturing Plant To Address Shortages
Rwanda Sets New Entertainment Curfew to Curb Noise Pollution, Announces Key Appointments
Rwanda Accuses DRC Of Escalating Hostilities Basing On False Allegations
Women Deliver 2023: “Follow Commitments with Actions”- President Kagame On Gender Equality
Rwanda, Hungary Eye More Cooperation In Key Areas, Diplomatic Presence
First Lady Applauds Segal Family Foundation Work In Empowering People, Communities
Afghan Schoolgirls' New Life in Rwanda Amid UN Controversy