Gabriel Gabiro

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Gabriel Gabiro, (born January 21, 1981), is a Rwandan journalist who has reported for several leading international news organizations including the Associated Press (AP), Agence France Press (AFP), Time magazine and Hirondelle News Agency.

Gabiro's first full-time employment for an international news agency was at age 19 with the Swiss- based Hirondelle Foundation as its reporter at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania.

Prior to that, he briefly worked for the Kigali based The Newtimes as a trainee reporter. Gabiro also worked for The Outburst--a student newspaper which he co-founded at Kigali International Academy.

He has also appeared on various international media including the BBC One, BBC World, RFI and Al-jazeera as a commentator on human rights and development stories related to Rwanda.

He has reported from Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.