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.

29/06/2026

Uganda media shutdown - Update

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  Journalists fear harsher clampdown in Uganda after army chief's shutdown of media The most prominent media in Uganda are still unable ...
28/06/2026

Media shutdown in Uganda

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  In Uganda , President Yoweri Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is the head of the military, and this Sunday, he ordered the shutdo...
24/06/2026

newsletter - end of June 2026

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  Artist Grada Kilomba on her monument for lost Rwandan lives. And the fate of DRC's coltan... In a podcast episode, I speak to the arti...

On DRC's coltan and Paris' monument for Rwandans

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New podcast episode:   Coltan smuggled from the DRC; and a monument for the Rwanda genocide in Paris This week, in RFI's Spotlight on A...
21/06/2026

Marche contre le racisme et l'extrême droite - Paris, 21 juin 2026

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  Barbès, 2pm  With the mayor of Saint-Denis and Assa Traoré
20/06/2026

Marche contre le racisme et l'extrême droite

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17/06/2026

Fighting for the freedom of the press

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  Hello there... If anyone still  reads this space, know that I have been a little silent as I faced a pretty terrible time.  It's not e...
11/06/2026

Notre consoeur Alice Froussard: Journaliste expulsée d'Irsaël

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  Refus d’entrée en Israël pour Alice Froussard : la SDJ et  l’Association des correspondants de RFI condamnent une atteinte  inadmissible à...

Artist Grada Kilomba on representing a genocide...

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  Paris now has a monument commemorating the Rwandan genocide of 1994.  It was designed by Grada Kilomba, a Portuguese artist with African r...
10/06/2026

Coltan from DRC is smuggled to global companies via Rwanda

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  Global Witness shows evidence that coltan from DRC is smuggled to global companies via Rwanda Looted minerals from mines in Rubaya in DRC,...
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Melissa Chemam
Journalist, writer and travel-lover. I have been working on international affairs, arts & culture for more than 18 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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