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Author: Ferdinand Mbonihankuye

Ferdinand Mbonihankuye is a Burundian investigative journalist with eight years of experience in data journalism, science and environmental reporting. His work focuses on environmental crime, water and environmental health.

He is a cofounder of Ibihe.org and a member of the Réseau des journalistes scientifiques d’Afrique francophone (RJSAF), a network of science journalists in Francophone Africa. He reports for SciDev.Net, Afrimag, Dialogue Earth and Bird Story Agency. His work has also appeared in The Niles, Mongabay, TRT Afrika, Global Voices and African Liberty, alongside contributions to Ijambo, part of the Mondoblog network, Yaga Burundi, CDE Great Lakes and Inside Burundi.

Ferdinand has received fellowships, training and reporting support from the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Global Health Reporting Initiative, InfoNile, the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Journalism Fund, Aga Khan University and the Climate Finance Reporting Academy. He also received financial support from the African Development Bank to attend the 2023 Africa Climate Summit and the 2023 International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA).