'''François Kanimba''' yavutse taliki 18/03/1958, avukira mu Murenge wa Kamegeri, mu [[Nyamagabe|Karere ka Nyamagabe]] (hahoze ari Gikongoro). Ababyeyi be bari abahinzi, iwabo uretse Kanimba Francois abandi kwiga byarabananiye, bava mu ishuri bajya gucuruza. '''Kanimba''' yize amashuri abanza kuva mu 163 kugera 1971, amashuri y'isumbuye yayize mu ishuri ry'isumbuye rya Runyombyi kuva mu 1971 kugera 1977. Kanimba kandi yize muri kaminuza i [[Paris]] mu [[Ubufaransa]] aho yize ibijyanye ni ibarurishamibare mu ubukungu kuva mu 1977 kugera mu 1983.<ref>https://umubavu.com/amateka/article/AMWE-MU-MATEKA-YA-MINISTER-Francois-KANIMBA</ref>
