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.

31/05/2012

News of Somalia

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My recent trip in Mogadishu was one of the most interesting I had in years, with Somaliland, Dadaab, and Haiti (Kenya having a special plac...
30/05/2012

Le Centre Pompidou Metz interroge l’année 1917

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Mon article sur la nouvelle expo reine de Metz en français le site pour Toute la Culture : Lien : http://toutelaculture.com/20...

SOMALIA'S FUTURE: REPORTING FROM MOGADISHU

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AMISOM's progress against Al Shabaab in Somalia   Melissa Chemam for RFI English   The AMISOM launched its bigge...

First visit in Switzerland

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I had never been to Switzerland. Thanks to a few encounters and incentives from friends, the mistake is now forgotten. My first visit was...

War and peace thoughts - 1917 (Pompidou Metz)

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Back in Paris, I am currently writing a review of the wonderfully diverse and artistically fulfilling '1917' exhibition that opened...
29/05/2012

Reporting from Africa, another debate...

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The journalist Tristan McConnell reacts to "How not to write about Africa," a recent opinion piece Laura Seay, an assistant prof...
28/05/2012

On the road again, in Europe this time

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After Paris and Metz, here I am in Zurich.  Little European trips involving friends and exhibitions. Already went through la Maison européen...
24/05/2012

Nairobi, capitale de l'humanitaire

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Nouvel article pour Slate Afrique...  Nairobi, capitale de l'humanitaire De nombreuses ONG et organisations internationales se ...
21/05/2012

End of the Africa spring tour

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I am back in Europe for further travel, but will be out of Africa for a while. I enjoyed more than ever those trips: Somalia, Tunisia for t...
18/05/2012

Reportage from Mogadishu

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My latest radio piece in French:   http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15956764,00.html The next one, in English, to come soon. --  Apr...
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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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