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Congolese nostalgic for era of Mobutu, the ‘leopard of Zaire’ -France24-

by horacigm· June 12, 2019· in · 0 comments
More than 20 years after the fall of the charismatic Congolese dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled the vast African country with an iron fist from 1965 to 1997, many Congolese look back fondly on the era of “Papa Marshal”, as he was nicknamed. Our reporters went to DR Congo to explore the legacy of the longtime strongman. A 15 minutes story in English, French and Spanish with Thomas Nicolon in the hearth of DR Congo.
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BBC News at Ten: Notre Dame, priceless artefacts saved from blaze

by horacigm· April 30, 2019· in · 0 comments
Apr 17, 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral came within 30 minutes of being totally destroyed last night, according to the French government, with ministers praising the speed and bravery of firefighters. Tonight President Macron addressed the people of France and vowed to restore the cathedral within five years. And as billions of euros are pledged by those wanting to help, French spirits have been lifted by the news that so many priceless artefacts have been saved. BBC News at Ten’s coverage of the aftermath of the Notre Dame fire, with Fergal Keane, and presented by Sophie Raworth.
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BBC News at Ten: Violence flares DR Congo

by horacigm· October 10, 2018· in · 0 comments
Escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is of grave concern – according to the UN . Fighting has flared up across three provinces — the latest in Ituri — where more than 20 thousand people have fled into neighbouring Uganda. Anne Soy and Horaci Garcia sent this report – it contains some distressing images. BBC News at Ten on February 2018.
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Mass graves in Kasai, BBC TV package

by horacigm· May 25, 2017· in · 0 comments
BBC sees evidence of mass graves in Kasai in DRC.
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Kenya: Pneumonia is preventable and treatable

by horacigm· February 10, 2017· in · 0 comments
Two children die every minute globally from pneumonia – the world’s biggest killer of under-fives. A story for BBC 6 O’clock news with Anne Soy.
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DR Congo: the president who won’t step down. BBC TV Package

by horacigm· December 22, 2016· in · 0 comments
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, is due to end his term in power on Monday but he is not stepping down. There is growing concern that street protests will erupt in the country.
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South Sudan refugee crisis: The wooden bridge between death and safety

by horacigm· December 14, 2016· in · 0 comments
For three years South Sudan has tumbled deeper into self-inflicted chaos, and it now finds itself on the brink of something even more terrifying. United Nations officials rarely use the words “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing,” but they now say potentially both could envelop the world’s youngest country. Since violence flared in Juba in July and spread to the previously peaceful southern Equatoria states of South Sudan, 340,000 people have fled the violence into neighbouring Uganda. A BBC story with Alastair Leithead.
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Chad ex-ruler Hissene Habre found guilty. BBC TV Package

by horacigm· June 17, 2016· in · 0 comments

Y’en a marre! Les Lions d’Afrique. Arte.tv

by horacigm· June 14, 2016· in · 0 comments

On patrol against Boko Haram in Cameroon

by horacigm· March 27, 2016· in · 0 comments
After losing most of its territory in Nigeria, Islamist militant group Boko Haram has started to attack neighbouring Cameroon, killing hundreds of people. Maud Jullien went on patrol with the Cameroonian army.
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Uganda Doctor’s strike

by horacigm· January 10, 2016· in · 0 comments
A BBC TV package with Catherine Byurahanga. February 2018.
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Burkina Faso’s film festival Fespaco in full swing. BBC TV Package

by horacigm· January 01, 2016· in · 0 comments
Burkina Faso’s film festival Fespaco in full swing This week the biennial pan-African film festival, Fespaco, has turned Burkina Faso’s Ouagadougou into the capital of African cinema. More than 100 films are being screened and 19 of them are competing for the prestigious Yennenga award, presented on the weekend. From Ouagadougou, BBC Africa’s Laeila Adjovi reports.
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End of the road for the “car rapides”, BBC TV Package

by horacigm· September 03, 2015· in · 0 comments
The “car rapides” is the most popular way of getting around Dakar the senegalese capital. A funny story with Raissa Youssouf for BBC World Service.
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South Sudan refugees. BBC TV Package

by horacigm· May 12, 2015· in · 0 comments
Close to 100,000 people have been displaced by renewed fighting in South Sudan in the last week, the United Nations has warned. Fighting first broke out in December 2013, when President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of attempting a coup, which he denies. The UN estimated 10,000 people have been killed and another 1.5 million displaced since the conflict began. Mr Kiir’s term as president ends in July, four years after South Sudan gained independence to become the world’s newest country. Working as a shoot-edit in Leer, South Sudan with the journalist Emmanuel Igunza and producer Charlotte Attwood.
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Les Lions d’Afrique: Viktor Diop, photographe

by horacigm· March 17, 2015· in · 0 comments
This 7-minute portrait on Omar Viktor Diop, explores the life and work of a successful Senegalese photographer. Shot by me and edited by Patrick Schulz-Heil and the Arte.tv editors.
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