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.

16/09/2023

'Io Capitano' - a journey from Senegal to Italy

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  'IO CAPITANO'  di Matteo Garrone (2023)  - Trailer Ufficiale  "Italian director Matteo Garrone’s emotionally searing but ulti...
15/09/2023

Mid-September toughts

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    I don't know who I'm writing this to... If you're reading, thank you.   September has so far been a bittersweet time this ye...

The story of Hamza, hero and victim of the earthquake in Morocco

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  Dear friends, The story I posted a few days ago about Morocco didn't end well... Euphemism. But a tragic story could become one of re...
12/09/2023

... and now Libya

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  Over 2,300 dead and thousands missing in eastern Libya, after catastrophic floods:  Several countries have offered to send aid, among them...

Artists For Morocco

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  Artists For Morocco https://artistsformorocco.com/
11/09/2023

Over 2800 deads...

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  Terribly sad news from Morocco...  A woman searches through the rubble of a home in Imoulas village of the Taroudant province, one of the ...
10/09/2023

#HELP #MOROCCO #EARTHQUAKE: Missing British cyclist

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   A British friend of mine is worried for a father, who had been cycling in the region of Taroudant, near Tizi n' Test, between Agadir ...
09/09/2023

Bristol 650

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More on this book soon!   Check Bristol Ideas here:  https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/projects/festival-of-the-future-city/
07/09/2023

European correspondent - French news this week

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  France ・ Police brutality No charges filed over death of black French man in custody Seven years after the death of Adama TraorĂ©, a young ...
06/09/2023

'The Old Oak'

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  From late September onwards 'The Old Oak' from Ken Loach is out in the UK and in France.  The Old Oak pub becomes contested territ...
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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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