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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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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Ghana’s government has scrapped a controversial ban on newly qualified nurses travelling to find more lucrative employment abroad. The ban was introduced 10 years ago when the West African country was suffering from a shortfall of nurses as many headed off for better opportunities in the West. A BBC report with Sammy Darko shot and edited by me.
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Casamance is a isolated region in the south of Senegal, rich in natural resources but struggled economically. Among Gambia and Guinea borders, this region has been suffering 3 decades of fight of armed movement seeking the independence of the region. The conflict began on 1982, when a peaceful protest was brutally repressed. Several hundred people then withdrew to the forest and started the rebellion. Since then, tensions between rebel leaders have divided the movement into different factions, but the fighting against the Senegalese army continues. Over the years this silent conflict has killed over 5000 people, including 800 victims of anti personnel mines planted by both sides and it has displaced tens of thousands of others. Doc in production with the journalist collective from Bégué Press.
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Juan Espino, a European fighter joins the ranks of Senegalese wrestlers. After training in one of the most famous wrestling schools, Juan became the “white lion”. Unbeaten, he is the only European evolving in the traditional sport that stirs passions in West Africa. A 24-minute reportage for Canal+ Spain for which I filmed part of the footage.
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Rappers from Senegal have helped set up a movement known as ‘Enough is Enough’ calling for greater democracy and better living conditions. One of their key demands is for President Abdoulaye Wade to drop plans to stand for a third-term in office. They are also urging young people to register to vote ahead of next year’s elections. A BBC report with Thomas Fessy, shot and edited by me in 2012.
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In Senegal universal medical insurance allows children under the age of 5 free medical health care. In the long term, the plan is to eventually cover 75 percent of the population. The goal is to offer people working in the informal some medical cover. The process is taking time to put in place however. Worked with Bineta Diagne for Arte Journal. Shot and edited by me.
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In September 2009, around 50.0000 protesters marched on Conakry, Guinea’s capital. The protest march was fueled by the indication that junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara would break his pledge not to run in the next presidential vote scheduled for January 2010. The government had already banned any form of protests until October 2, and when the demonstrators gathered in a large stadium, the security forces opened fire on them. At least 157 demonstrators were killed. An 18-minute advocacy video about the work of the Federation International des Droits de l’Homme in Guinea and in the Hague, ICP. Shot, edited and scripted by me.
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Le Journal Rappé is a weekly Senegalese television segment presented and created by “old-school” rappers Cheikh “Keyti” Sene and Makhtar “Xuman” Fall. Each Friday on the Senegalese television station 2S, the rappers take on the personas of broadcast journalists, delivering the week’s top headlines in rhyme—they literally rap the news. A reportage with Bineta Diagne for France 24.
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Un reportage pour ARTE Journal. C’est dans la campagne du Libéria où un forgeron allemand a trouvé sa source d’inspiration. Installé depuis 2005, Manfred fouille dans le passé récent de ce petit pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest marqué pour deux guerres civiles pendant 1989 et 2003.12 ans après le désarmement et le contrôle des Nations Unies déployés dans le pays, il espère, avec son travail, contribuer à souder la société.
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En plein désert mauritanien, Mbera est le plus grand camp de réfugiés Maliens de la région. Environ 60 000 personnes y ont fui le conflit qui a secoué le nord Mali en 2012. Depuis deux ans, leur survie est assurée par le travail des organisations humanitaires, certains soutenus par des financements de la Commission européenne. La continuité de l’aide, face à la multiplication des crises en Afrique, doit être assurée. Reportage en Mauritanie pour ECHO, the European Commission’s Humanitarian aid and Civil Protection department.
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