Melissa on the road

Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC, CBC, F24...), writer (on art, music, culture...), I work in radio, podcasting, online, on films. As a writer, I also contributed to the New Arab, Art UK, Byline Times, the i Paper... Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and in Bristol, UK. I also reported from Italy, Germany, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq, South Africa... This blog is to share my work, news and cultural discoveries.

05/08/2026

Who will be the United Nations' next secretary-general?

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  Macky Sall's chances for the UN secretary-general role weaken after first vote The race at the UN is still ongoing to pick António Gut...

Most important interview I heard on Ceuta

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  Moroccan Dutch Professor on Migrants from Morocco c rossing  into Ceuta Moroccan Dutch anthropologist Miriyam Aouragh working at Oxford an...
30/07/2026

On Burkina Faso's terrible human rights record

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  Burkina Faso's human rights record collapses, NGO says, adding it to watchlist Burkina Faso is officially being added to the internati...
28/07/2026

Newletter - Summer 2026

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  This summer in Africa (and how this impacts the world) A round-up of news, some links and some insight. Melissa Chemam Jul 28, 2026 A new ...
27/07/2026

Palestinians hope UNESCO designation halts Israeli push at West Bank site

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  Palestinians hope UNESCO designation halts Israeli push at West Bank site By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 25 (Reuters) -   Pales...

Chad, fifth state to leave the ICC, amid US pressure

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  Chad becomes the fifth state to leave the ICC, after US pressure Chad has become the fifth country to start a formal withdrawal process of...
24/07/2026

Unusual heat hits North Africa hard

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  Unusual heat hits North Africa hard with power cuts in Tunisia, blazes in Algeria In Tunisia long power outages across the country have ad...

Omer Bartov decries Israel's ongoing impunity

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  As NYC Mayor Mamdani calls on Trump to Arrest Netanyahu, Genocide scholar Omer Bartov decries Israel's ongoing impunity Israeli Americ...
22/07/2026

On corporate support for Israel’s occupation

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Rights groups sue France over failure to prevent corporate support for Israel’s occupation   Five human rights organisations filed a legal c...

Mamdani on Netanyahu

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  'Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.' - Zohran Kwame Mamdani,  Mayor of New York City "The International Criminal Court iss...
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Melissa Chemam
Journalist, writer and travel-lover. I have been working on international affairs, arts & culture for more than 16 years. Main issues: African affairs, migrations, North/South relations, postcolonial studies, art, music, and suburban cultures. Worked with BBC, RFI, TV5, DW, CBC, F24 and diverse magazines. Born in Paris, I spent months in Prague, a year in Miami, two in London, one in Nairobi / East Africa, three months in Bangui and many more in Bristol, UK. I have a special relationship with cities: Bristol, Istanbul, Kampala, Naples, London, Mexico DF, Palermo... Also travelled to the USA, Haiti, the Caucasus, West and Central Africa, India... Contact: melissa.journalist@gmail.com
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