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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Senegal’s presidential election, which saw the incumbent concede defeat peacefully, has been hailed as a “great victory for democracy” in Africa. At least nine people died in riots across a country which had up to then been known as one of the most stable in the region. President Wade was seeking a third term in office despite serving a constitutional limit of two terms. Covering for Agence France-Presse.
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Covering the North Mali conflict with Agence France-Presse. Desployed to Gao sending rushes, soundbites and complete packages from the largest city in North Mali in February 2013. One minute rushes from Gao.
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In southeastern Senegal, the economy revolves around gold. Thousands of people from across West Africa travel to the region of Kedougou, to work non-stop in the artisanal extraction of the precious metal. As an unregulated activity, it’s a health trap for the children who attempt to make a living mining. This report for the International Labour Organisation was scripted, shot and edited by me with the journalist Alma Torazo in October 2013.
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Living beside the third longest river in Africa doesn’t guarantee access to drinking water. An estimated 110 million people live along the Niger river but in Mali, a landlocked country, the Niger River is a lifeline, however it can bring also death and disease. Lacking sanitation, humans directly pollute the water resources and intensive agriculture affects the inner delta in the center of of this sahelian country. The result of this sanitation problem is that water-related diseases, including cholera, diarrhea and guinea worm disease. It account for more than 80 percent of all illnesses in Mali and are especially common for very young children. 28 minutes HDV documentary published by Fundación Intervida.
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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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In Mauritania “there has never been an abolition of slavery” according to Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, a candidate running in 2014 presidential election. He was Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid is the president of the anti-slavery organisation Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA). Rush images for Agence France Press.
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This is a 7-minute teaser video for the Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection of European Commission (ECHO) on the permanent emergency in the Sahel Region. Over the last decade, four successive food crises have affected up to 18 million people in the Sahel. Hunger and malnutrition have now become a permanent emergency. Since 2012, the AGIR alliance has tried to break this cycle of emergency by addressing its causes and reinforcing the resilience of the most vulnerable people. In the field we see best practices being multiplied. By displaying resolve and coordinated action across the region we can guarantee a dignified future for the people of the Sahel. The time for AGIR is now. I shot, edited and scripted reports for ECHO in 2014. To watch the 7 minutes version: http://youtu.be/GbcGYGHXOyI
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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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In Senegal, the famous Kora musician, Ablaye Cissoko, just released an album called ‘ Mes Racines’ (‘My roots’). Since he first appeared on the international music scene in Oslo in 1996, Ablaye Cissoko has rolled out a number of collaborations through multiple meetings with various international stars. But this album was compiled with other Senegalese artists in Saint Louis, in the north of the country. A report with Bineta Diagne for France 24.
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