Annonciata Byukusenge is a multimedia journalist (broadcast & writing) with 12 years of experience. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Rwanda (Ex. National University of Rwanda) and a certificate in Media Management from Women in News. She has completed courses in the field of environmentalism, wildlife, climate change, and data journalism, making her one of the very few data journalists in the country.

She has worked with a number of media houses and NGOs including digital media and most recently with Rwanda News 24, The Forefront Magazine, and InfoNile as a data journalism coordinator and mentor in Rwanda. She was nominated by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) to attend the Fifth Session of UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) 2021, and was accredited by UNFCCC to attend COP27 as science journalist. She has also attended a wealth of conferences and workshops including ones hosted by Internews, Environmental Reporting Collaborative (ERC), TRAFFIC and AMWIK in partnership with CONNECT, WWF, KWS and IUCN. 

She has also participated in trainings covering a range of topics and skills from translating scientific/technical information on the Nile Basin to health journalism. She has received grants from the Pulitzer Centre, Internews, Mongabay and Women In Media (WIN) for investigative journalism and was awarded best environmental journalist in Rwanda in 2022 by BIOCOOR. She also attended the United in Action Conference 2022 #AWiM2022, in Morocco as a guest speaker. One the stories she is proudest of is a story spotlighting the need to protect vultures, which are under threat in Rwanda. The story explores how traditional medicine and cultural rituals are the main causes of vulture decline. She is currently working with ecosystem activists to boost awareness of this issue and the need to protect vultures. The story can be read here.