User:James Munyaneza

James Munyaneza is a Rwandan journalist and social media enthusiast with more than a 15-year experience working in the Rwanda's media industry.

He started his journalism career with Rwanda News Agency in 2001 before joining The New Times, Rwanda's first English daily, as a cub reporter the following year.

He also worked as the Rwandan stringer for The East African,a Kenyan based newspaper, and Reuters news agency.

Between 2008 and 2010 he worked as a marketing and communications officer with the Workforce Development Authority, a government body that oversees the implementation of Rwanda's policy on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes, before returning to The New Times where he initially took up the role of Training Editor, before he was later appointed the Managing Editor.

Having started out as a freelance reporter, James Munyaneza rose through the ranks holding different positions in the newsroom over the years, including reporter, senior reporter, political desk head, deputy news editor, news editor, training editor, and managing editor.

He was born in neighbouring Uganda on September 25, 1981.

He is married with three sons.