Horaci Garcia| Videojournalist | Based in Barcelona, Spain | +34 673317745

UNHCR: Bringing life back to a city in Mali ravaged by war

by horacigm· May 20, 2019· in · 0 comments
This is a city living with scars. Many are visible, some are not. For Gao’s residents, life changed the day armed extremist groups stormed their city in 2012, driving an estimated 80,000 people to flee with their families, some to other parts of Mali, others to neighbouring countries. For those returning, the well has been vital. Complete story with Don Murray for UNHCR here: https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2019/3/5c90f91f4/bringing-life-city-mali-ravaged-war.html
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On guard: the Senegal jail teaching teenagers to use swords

by horacigm· December 30, 2018· in · 0 comments
A story for Reuters, with Anna Pujol-Mazzini words. Complete story here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-senegal-prison-fencing-idUSKBN1W51CF  
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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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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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Chadian scooter, 2020

by horacigm· January 01, 2016· in · 0 comments
Scooter trip in Chadian desert  😉 2018
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Abu Bashir, a Syrian refugee in Mauritania

by horacigm· November 14, 2015· in · 0 comments
Syrians have fled across the globe to escape the fighting in their home country. The UN refugee agency has registered some 300 Syrians in Mauritania – one of the poorest countries in the world. Mauritania says hundreds more refugees have arrived who have not registered with the UN and are seeking smugglers to take them through the Sahara and on to Europe. A BBC’s video with Thomas Fessy in Nouakchot, Mauritania’s capital. 
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Liberian aunty of Ebola’s orphans

by horacigm· September 03, 2015· in · 0 comments
About 5,000 children have been orphaned by Ebola in Liberia. It is another devastating blow to a country that had nearly 1,000 orphans before last year’s outbreak. Many of the children have been left destitute because of stigma.The situation is more difficult for orphans who got infected but survived. But some in the community, like Mercy Washington, have taken it upon themselves to step in. A BBC’s self-authored piece working with Anne Soy and Charlotte Attwood.
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Senegal’s surfing star Seye looks for next generation

by horacigm· September 03, 2015· in · 0 comments
The sport of surfing may not be the first that comes to mind when you think of Senegal, but one man is hoping that is going to change. A BBC’s self authored piece shot and edit in July 2015.
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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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Bringing indian culture in West Africa

by horacigm· March 18, 2015· in · 0 comments
Thirty-three years ago Somnath Mukherjee set out by bicycle on a “peace mission” from India. The aim was to promote international fraternity and friendship. Five years and 98,000km later he arrived in Senegal. He decided to stay and set up home in Senegal, but he brought the music and dance of India with him. A self-authored package broadcast in BBC.
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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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Youssou N’Dour records song for Peace in Central African Republic

by horacigm· March 16, 2015· in · 0 comments
Youssou N’Dour records song for peace in Central Africa. Senegalese music icon Youssou N’Dour recorded a song dedicated to peace in the Central African Republic with one of its rising stars. CAR has been torn apart by inter-religious violence. Footage and soundbites from N’dour at the studio were filmed and delivered to Agence France Press in January 2014.
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Riot Over Wade’s Bid to Stay in Power

by horacigm· March 16, 2015· in · 0 comments
Police and rioters clashed in the streets of Dakar after the Constitutional Court ruled that then-President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, could seek a third term in office. Rushes from 23 June 2012 sold to Agence France Press.
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