Adolphe Niyonsaba
@adolpheniyonsaba
I translate high-stakes legal, humanitarian, and technical content across Kinyarwanda, English, French, and Swahili.
RwandaWhat I'm looking for
I've delivered translation and interpretation for the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in Arusha, the International Criminal Court in The Hague, and Oxfam GB-Rwanda.
My work spans high-stakes legal, humanitarian, and technical domains, where precision, ethical standards, and cross-cultural communication matter. I'm a native Kinyarwanda speaker and work professionally in English and French, with near-native Swahili.
I hold a Master's Degree in Terminology from Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a Certificate in Professional Translation in French from the University of Toronto.
I also use CAT tools including SDL Trados Studio, Wordfast Pro, SDL MultiTerm, and Smartcat, alongside localization, video subtitling, transcription, and prompt engineering for LLMs.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Translator
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Oct 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 2 months)
Provided translation services for the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in Arusha, Tanzania.
Associate Translator
International Criminal Court
Jul 2011 - Jan 2017 (5 years 6 months)
Worked as an Associate Translator at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Freelance Translator
Self Employed
Sep 2009 - Jun 2011 (1 year 9 months)
Provided freelance translation services in Kigali, Rwanda.
Translator/Interpreter
Oxfam GB
Feb 2005 - Aug 2009 (4 years 6 months)
Provided translation and interpretation services for Oxfam GB in Rwanda.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Vanderbilt University
Certificate, Prompt Engineering
Completed an online Certificate in Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT offered through Coursera, authorized by Vanderbilt University, in 2026.
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Master's Degree, Terminology
2015 - 2017
Pursued a Master's Degree in Terminology at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona from 2015 to 2017.
University of Toronto
Certificate, Translation
2006 - 2008
Earned a Certificate in Professional Translation (French) from the University of Toronto, Canada, from 2006 to 2008.
National University of Rwanda
Bachelor's Degree, English Linguistics and Translation
1999 - 2005
Completed a Bachelor's Degree in English Linguistics and Translation at the National University of Rwanda from 1999 to 2005.
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Location
RwandaAuthorized to work in
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