"A good and wise man": tributes to Stanislas Ndayishimiye
Journalist Stanislas Ndayimiye, reporter for RFI's Econopmie service.
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"
Discretion
", "
professionalism
", "
empathy
", "
humor
".
The reactions and tributes are unanimous after the disappearance on Saturday, November 20 of Stanislas Ndayishimiye, journalist in the Economy department of RFI.
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“
Stani
”, as some of his colleagues called him, he was of course the journalist you heard on the air every day, but also a particularly endearing man. “
I first got to know him on the phone when we worked at Monito, a cooperation audio agency for African national radio stations at RFI,”
testifies Carine Frenk, journalist in the Africa service of world radio.
He was then our correspondent in Burundi. A journalist always available, always serious. An example of rigor.
"
“He
was a discreet man,
continues Carine Frenk.
It's true.
But someone stable, strong, constant.
And when he smiled, he cracked everyone up with his little dimples.
Memories, I have plenty of them, but the one that is most important to me is the day he obtained his French nationality.
He was so happy.
So relieved after years of hardship.
He exclaimed:
"
Now I am French, I will be able to start bitching"
.
"
Carine Frenk, journalist in the Africa service
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To read also: Death of our colleague Stanislas Ndayishimiye, one of the voices of RFI
"He leaves an immense void in the drafting of RFI"
Brother of the Economy department, Olivier Rogez also paid him a moving tribute on Facebook: “
Stanislas Ndayishimiye is gone.
My colleague, so calm, so serene, so sweet, is no more.
It leaves an immense void in the writing of RFI.
It leaves a gaping hole in our lives.
Stanislas, his weight, his kindness, his modesty and his love for the continent will be missed.
I am so sad for his people.
So sad for all who loved him.
This man was always even-tempered, solid as a rock, reliable and competent.
There was something reassuring about his presence by our side.
Rest in peace.
We won't forget you.
"
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Also to listen: The business of migrants in Niger, a “Grand report” by Stanislas Ndayishimiye
"
It's a great loss, a terrible shock for us,"
says Esdras Ndikumana, his other colleague in the Africa department.
With Stan, my compatriot, my country, we discussed in Kirundi, very often we spoke in our national language.
Every time we were together, like that, in Paris, they were real moments of sharing between us.
It is quite normal in such cases: we have often mentioned the bad times that our country, Burundi, which it had left long before me, is going through.
"
Stanislas has long refused to return to his native country
.
"
But lately he had started to consider this possibility for his two children
."
It's a terrible shock for us ...
Esdras Ndikumana, journalist in the Africa service
RFI
"
He had supervised my first steps at the RTNB
"
Other Burundian journalists hailed the memory of Stanislas Ndayishimiye, such as Antoine Kaburahe, founder of the Iwacu press group.
“
As a young journalist, I knew him well when I started working on national radio in the years 92-93,”
he recalls.
An excellent journalist
... ”Before settling in France and joining RFI, Stanislas had indeed been a reporter and then editor-in-chief of the Burundi National Radio Television (RTNB).
Sad.
Stanislas Ndayishimiye, one of the voices of RFI has died.
As a young journalist, I knew him well when I started working on national radio in the years 92-93.
An excellent journalist ... May he rest in peace.
https://t.co/ZVGiYt5CGN via @RFI
- KABURAHE (@AntoineKaburahe) November 21, 2021
Same emotion in the journalist Guy Karema, also a former colleague of the Burundian national radio station: “
He had supervised my first steps at the RTNB where his program“ Faits et gestes ”was a success, before flying to RFI.
A good and wise man.
"
✝️ A great information professional is gone ...
Stanislas Ndayishimiye was
an elder and a friend.
He had supervised my first steps at the RTNB where his program "Faits et gestes" was a success, before flying to RFI.
A good and wise man.
May he rest in peace.
pic.twitter.com/z8v7lnZIdj
- Guy Karema (@guykarema) November 21, 2021
Venance Konan, director of the Ivorian newspaper
Fraternité Matin
, has meanwhile crossed paths with Stanislas Ndayishimiye on numerous occasions.
He saw in him above all an exemplary journalist.
Venance Konan
The founder of EICI Emile Fidiek, who publishes the EcoMatin site in Cameroon “
knew him thanks to a mutual friend when I was a student at the Catho in Paris.
Discreet and available, he had agreed to accompany me in the launch of my first magazine "Actualités Internationales".
"
Sad to learn of the death of Stanislas Ndayishimiye from RFI.
I got to know him thanks to a mutual friend when I was studying at the Catho de Paris.
Discreet and available, he had agreed to accompany me in the launch of my 1st magazine "International News".
pic.twitter.com/7RcyJoUNk5
- Fidieck Emile (@fidieckemile) November 21, 2021
The tribute of the Lamuka coalition in the DRC
Parties or figures of the African political class also paid tribute to Stanislas Ndayishimiye on Twitter.
In the DRC, the Lamuka coalition, an opposition platform led by Martin Fayulu and Adolphe Muzito, thanked our late colleague for "
having lit our lanterns for so long
".
His voice had become an embodiment of African news.
We pay tribute to Stanislas Ndayishimiye for having lit our lanterns for so long, and offer our saddened condolences to his family as well as to his colleagues at @RFI.
pic.twitter.com/6BJ8o0fRLY
- Lamuka Coalition (@coalitionlamuka) November 21, 2021
Also moved, Juvenal Monubo, deputy of the UNC party in the Parliament of the DRC: “
I liked his reports on economic subjects.
"
Peace to the soul of Stanislas Ndayishimiye from @RFI.
I liked his reporting on economics.
-JM https://t.co/PtQT2wc7dW
- Juvenal MUNUBO (@juvenalmunubo) November 21, 2021
"
A great information professional is gone,
" finally greets the Comorian diplomat Souef Mohamed El-Amine.
A great information professional is gone.
The death of Stanislas Ndayishimiye, African economy journalist @RFI is a great loss.
For those who listen to @RFIAfrique often it was a familiar voice.
Sincere condolences to his family and to the Burundians.
pic.twitter.com/PQnmiEXX2M
- Souef Mohamed El-Amine (@souefmo_elamine) November 21, 2021
“Peace to his soul”, “it was a unique voice”.
Upon the announcement of Stanislas's death, RFI Internet users paid him a vibrant tribute on social networks.
In a few hours, dozens, then hundreds of comments appeared on World Radio's Facebook pages.
Signs of affection, thoughts for the family, but also many thanks for his work.
"
I still remember his reports, his comments always very clear
", writes for example Antoine, from Lisala, in the DRC.
Cédric, from neighboring Congo, does not say anything else: “
It is a huge loss for us, the listeners.
"
Some recall his beginnings in Burundi for RFI and the Burundian National Radio, others his stint in Abidjan twenty years later, as a permanent correspondent for Radio du Monde.
Many also underline his great knowledge of the files.
So many memories, precise and numerous, proof of the journalistic imprint that Stanislas leaves in the memories of listeners.
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All the reports, analyzes and interviews carried out by Stanislas Ndayishimiye on RFI are available on this link.
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