Gahama holds PhD in History of African Societies in 1980 from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. He served continuously 19 years as Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor of history department in University of Burundi from 1981 to 2000.[3][4]
Prof. Joseph Gahama was born on October 28, 1953, in Bujumbura, Burundi. He finished lower education in Bujumbura and he holds bachelor of Arts in history with education from University of Burundi in 1976. [9]
In 2000, Gahama moved to Rwanda and served at former Kigali Institute of Education now University of Rwanda, College of Education in different positions for 16 years.[16] As professor of history until 2004, from 2004 to 2007 as director of research and consultancy, from 2011 to 2016 as dean of faculty of social sciences and business studies at same institution.[17][5]
In 2016, Gahama was appointed as vice chancellor of East African University Rwanda located in Nyagatare until the starting of his retirement in 2020.[18]
Additional Career
Professor Gahama served as a consultant for international organizations in their projects regarding to Africa including UNICEF, UNESCO, UNDP, the African Union to mention few.[19] He has participated, with presentation of papers, in more than a hundred international conferences and seminars. He is the author of several books, articles and chapters in collective works on the socio-political history of Africa of the Great Lakes, especially Burundi and Rwanda.[20][21][22]He is also a member of numerous national and international scientific and cultural associations[23]
Personal Life
Gahama is married with 4 children.
Publications
Books
Burundi, panorama historique, Le Caire, Etudes scientifiques, 1986.[24]
Bibliographie signalétique spécialisée sur l’histoire du Burundi, Bujumbura, RPP, 1991[25]
Les régions orientales du Burundi, Paris, Karthala, 1994[26]
L’institution des bashingantahe au Burundi, Bujumbura, Presses Lavigerie, 1999[27]
Démocratie, bonne gouvernance et développement dans la région des Grands Lacs, Bujumbura, RPP, 1999[28]
Le Burundi sous administration belge, Paris: Karthala, 2nd edition, 2001[15]
Une nouvelle approche pour écrire et enseigner l’histoire au Rwanda, Paris, Editions universitaires européennes, 2012[29]
African Perspectives in the 21st century., Dakar, CODESRIA, 2015
East African Community: Journey towards Regional Integration, IUCEA: Kampala, 2015
Peace, Security and Post- Conflict Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region, Dakar, CODESRIA, 2017