On 25 November 2010, a National Dialogue on Media Development began in Kigali, Rwanda. This conference brought together stakeholders from Rwanda, other East African countries and invited organisations from the international community to discuss the strategies to develop a media sector in Rwanda that is sustainable, free and professional. The specific objectives of the conference highlighted the need for capacity building, investment, sound policy and regulatory frameworks, as well as the importance of ‘mainstreaming the media as a key partner in fostering good governance and national development’ (MHC, 2010a).1