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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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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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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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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Y’en a Marre is a 12-minute reportage about the citizen movement that lobbied Senegalese voters to push for change, and not re-elect then-president Abdoulaye Wade in 2012. Wade had been in power for 9 years and tried to modify the constitution to retain his position. This reportage was shot with Patrick Shulz-Heil for Arte.tv a year after the presidential election. It forms part of the “Les lions d’Afrique” series.
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