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.

15/12/2023

I Am is back

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  'Sans valeurs' - nouveau titre de @IAM "Le nouvel album du groupe IAM, HHHistor y, est disponible en version vinyle afin de...
14/12/2023

Latest post on my Substack Newsletter

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  From mid-December 2023: UK's deal with Rwanda / Kenya at 60 East African highlights for the month MELISSA CHEMAM 12 DEC 2023 Read from...

Senegal: Sonko's free to run

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My latest for RFI English :  Senegal court clears jailed opposition figure for presidential run A Senegalese judge on Thursday (14 December)...
11/12/2023

Burkina Faso's filmmaker Apolline Traoré on her film 'Sira'

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  'SIRA': My interview with Burkina Faso's filmmaker Apolline Traoré, for Afrika Eye - Bristol Burkinabé filmmaker Apolline Trao...

Gaza: Destruction "Worse Than In WWII Germany"

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Gaza Destruction Worse Than In WWII Germany: EU's Borrell By AFP - Agence France Presse December 11, 2023  The situation in Gaza is ...

SUDAN UPDATE

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  #SUDAN UPDATE - East African bloc IGAD says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and hold a political...

The world we live in...

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  UN needs $46.4 billion for aid in 'bleak' 2024 The United Nations said Monday that it needed $46.4 billion next year to bring life...
10/12/2023

Whats My Name ? - TWENDE PAMOJA

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  TWENDE PAMOJA Théo Ceccaldi Aunty Rayzor Kadilida Faizal Mostrixx Whats my Name ? Compo : Théo Ceccaldi / Quentin Biardeau / Aunty ...
07/12/2023

French weekly Charlie Hebdo sued for defamation by a Muslim school in Valence

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  My latest for RFI English: https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20231207-french-weekly-charlie-hebdo-sued-for-defamation-by-a-muslim-school-in-val...

On 500 years of European colonialism and imperialism

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  Michael McEachrane, the UN rapporteur of the  permanent forum on people of African descent , who helped organise a joint European Commissi...
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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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