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.

11/09/2012

Cronicas amexicanas: bella vida

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DF D+4: bosco de Chapultepec, Museo de Arte moderno y contemporeano, Teotihuacan, enchiladas de pollo, Tour Cine Frances, nuevos amigos, nu...
09/09/2012

Cronicas amexicanas: Arte popular in Mexico, Distrito Federal

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Who doesn't remember those days where you first discover a city? Even when it starts becoming familiar, those first memories remain vib...

Al sol de Mexico

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Estoy en Distrito Federal. Primera vez en Mexico, primera en America Latina. Mexico is a jewel of a city, full of light, beauty and histo...
05/09/2012

Cronicas Amexicanas: Discovering Sunset Park

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On a blurred wet New York day like today, after spending hours in Park Slope, Brooklyn, yesterday morning, and loosing tracks of time in th...

Watch Al Jazeera's The Cafe in and on Mexico City

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Great debate this week about Mexico City from the Mexican federal capital on Al Jazeera English! Here is the link: http://www.aljazeera.c...
01/09/2012

Somalia sets Sept. 10th for Presidential Election

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Somalia sets date for presidential election September 10 the day of the final stage of the UN-back process to set up new administratio...
30/08/2012

Somalia: News from the Battle for Kismayo

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Somalia: Somali and Kenyan Forces Battle Al Shabaab for the Coveted Kismayo Afmadow, Somalia — Somali and African Union forces battled...
29/08/2012

HRW calls for an independent inquiry in Mombasa

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Kenya: Set Independent Inquiry on Mombasa Killing Police Must Continue to Comply With Law Responding to Unres...
28/08/2012

HRW reports torture and rape in Ethiopia by the military

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Ethiopia: Army Commits Torture, Rape Gambella Atrocities Follow Attack on Commercial Farm; New ‘Villagization’ Abuses (Nairobi, Augu...

News From Kenya: Ongoing violence in Mombasa

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 The BBC has been reporting violence in Mombasa, on the Kenya coast for two days. They are apparently linked to the assassination of a musl...
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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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