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.

19/04/2024

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Spotlight on Africa

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  Episode 2 is out! Back to homepage   /   Podcasts   /   Spotlight on Africa SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA After Senegal's success, can Mali and ...

Update on UNRWA

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  STATEMENT BY THE COMMISSIONER-GENERAL OF UNRWA TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL The Commissioner-General of UNRWA delivers his speech to members of...
16/04/2024

Arts and colonial history: Will France work on rendering looted artefacts?

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  FROM AFP NEWS 'Titanic' Task Of Finding Plundered African Art In French Museums By Jeremy Tordjman April 15, 2024 During a visit t...

Games - D-100

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  Is fractious France ready for an Olympics party? PARIS (AFP)  – Organisers of the Paris Olympics have promised a “great national party” fo...
14/04/2024

Sudan: One year of war

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  The text I wrote for 15 April: Sudan on its knees after a year of brutal civil war  A year ago on 15 April the civil war in Sudan began, ...
11/04/2024

Saint Levant - '5am in Paris'

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  "J'me sens chez moi nulle part"... 
07/04/2024

Saint Levant - Haifa in a Tesla

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  Performed by: Marwan Abdelhamid Produced by: Henry Morris (Blanco) Mixed/Mastered by: Ruhmvn

Reportage at La Friche, Marseille

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  Exhibition celebrates Marseille as 'gateway to the Global South' • RFI English Visitors to Marseille's art venue, La Friche la...

Read more on Rwanda

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  Rwanda + 30 years  My articles: RWANDAN GENOCIDE Rwanda marks 30 years since genocide that horrified the world Rwanda has begun 100 days o...
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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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