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.

06/02/2024

La Rose de Jericho - Aurelia Zahedi

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Small exhibition currently on in Paris, at the ICI (Institut des Cultures d'Islam)   From 20 January...

Senegal update: New vote date

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  My latest for RFI: Senegalese lawmakers postpone presidential election to 15 December Senegal's parliament voted to hold a postponed p...
04/02/2024

Senegal: Election postponed. Democracy under threat

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  Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for 25 February, ...
03/02/2024

Senegal: Elections & the press

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  A few weeks ahead of a key presidential election in Senegal, NGOs and civil society denounce an increasing repression against opposition l...
01/02/2024

Senegal - Presidential election in 24 days

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  My latest for RFI English Senegal to probe Constitutional Council's handling of presidential polls Lawmakers in Senegal have opened an...

'Entangled Pasts' - inspiring music

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  Ben Harper - 'We Need to Talk About It'  

Patricia Essong

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  Always in need for new music... but mostly music that doesn't ignore the world and how we respond to ur experience of it...  Patricia ...
31/01/2024

On the future of ECOWAS

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   From my latest piece for RFI: Ecowas' future in jeopardy after Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso leave group The withdrawal of Niger, Mal...

ECOWAS - Follow up

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  ECOWAS' key members to discuss with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso despite withdrawal The withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso fro...

New post on my Substack newsletter: On our 'Entangled Pasts' - and how to move forward

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  On our 'Entangled Pasts' - and how to move forward An 'Art, Colonialism and Change' exhibition will open at the Royal Acad...
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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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