Melissa Chemam
@melissaontheroad.bsky.social
*Journalist, writer & podcaster - en/fr
> Africa, SWA, Global South + UK/FR diaspora + arts
@ RFI English (ex-BBC, DW, New Arab, F24...)
*Book on Bristol music & activism
https://sites.google.com/view/melissachemam
https://linktr.ee/melissaontheroad
> Africa, SWA, Global South + UK/FR diaspora + arts
@ RFI English (ex-BBC, DW, New Arab, F24...)
*Book on Bristol music & activism
https://sites.google.com/view/melissachemam
https://linktr.ee/melissaontheroad
Rising domestic violence in France prompts sweeping bill to protect women rfi.my/CDIr.BS
Rising domestic violence in France prompts sweeping bill to protect women
France has unveiled a framework bill with 53 measures to curb rising violence against women after a spike in domestic femicides. The bill, announced by Gender Equality Minister Aurore Bergé, comes as…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan's regular army since April 2023, said it was declaring the ceasefire "in response to international efforts, including the initiative of US President Donald Trump and the Quad mediators".
The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan's regular army since April 2023, said it was declaring the ceasefire "in response to international efforts, including the initiative of US President Donald Trump and the Quad mediators".
Sudan's RSF declares humanitarian truce after army rejects US plan
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Monday announced a unilateral three-month ceasefire a day after the army dismissed a US truce proposal from international mediators.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan's regular army since April 2023, said it was declaring the ceasefire "in response to international efforts, including the initiative of US President Donald Trump and the Quad mediators".
The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan's regular army since April 2023, said it was declaring the ceasefire "in response to international efforts, including the initiative of US President Donald Trump and the Quad mediators".
European and African leaders are meeting in Angola for a summit focused on trade and renewing the relationship between African and European countries that have been tested by growing influence of Russia, China and the United States.
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Leaders gather for EU-Africa summit on trade, minerals, in shadow of Ukraine war
European and African leaders are meeting in Angola for a summit focused on trade and renewing the relationship between African and European countries that have been tested by growing influence of Russ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
European and African leaders are meeting in Angola for a summit focused on trade and renewing the relationship between African and European countries that have been tested by growing influence of Russia, China and the United States.
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Congratuations!
Philippe Bolopion, a 13-year veteran of Human Rights Watch and a former journalist who has extensively advocated on atrocities in conflict zones, has been named the executive director of @hrw.org, the organization announced today.
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Philippe Bolopion, a 13-year veteran of Human Rights Watch and a former journalist who has extensively advocated on atrocities in conflict zones, has been named the executive director of @hrw.org, the organization announced today.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Philippe Bolopion to Lead Human Rights Watch
Philippe Bolopion, a 13-year veteran of Human Rights Watch and a former journalist who has extensively advocated on atrocities in conflict zones, has been named the executive director of Human Rights ...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Congratuations!
Philippe Bolopion, a 13-year veteran of Human Rights Watch and a former journalist who has extensively advocated on atrocities in conflict zones, has been named the executive director of @hrw.org, the organization announced today.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Philippe Bolopion, a 13-year veteran of Human Rights Watch and a former journalist who has extensively advocated on atrocities in conflict zones, has been named the executive director of @hrw.org, the organization announced today.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Europe demands more work on US peace plan to end Russia-Ukraine war rfi.my/CD8s.BS
Europe demands more work on US peace plan to end Russia-Ukraine war
The United States has set a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to accept its controversial 28-point peace plan, placing Kyiv’s embattled government under acute pressure. US President Donald Trump has descr...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Europe demands more work on US peace plan to end Russia-Ukraine war rfi.my/CD8s.BS
Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary flees to Gambia for 'safety' after contested vote
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Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia for 'safety' after contested vote
Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the Cameroon candidate declared runner-up in October's presidential election, is in Banjul, in the Gambia, reportedly for "humanitarian reasons," according to the Gambian governm...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary flees to Gambia for 'safety' after contested vote
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Hicham Benohoud's 'The Classroom' awarded PhotoBook of the Year rfi.my/CCwq.BS
Hicham Benohoud's 'The Classroom' awarded PhotoBook of the Year
Moroccan photographer Hicham Benohoud’s book The Classroom was been awarded PhotoBook of the year at Paris Photo, the world’s largest photography fair. The book presents a striking collection of black...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Mort de Jimmy Cliff: la longue histoire d’amour de la star du reggae avec l’Afrique rfi.my/CD5X.BS
Mort de Jimmy Cliff: la longue histoire d’amour de la star du reggae avec l’Afrique
Monument de la musique jamaïcaine depuis plus d’un demi-siècle, le chanteur Jimmy Cliff est mort le 24 novembre à l'âge de 81 ans. S’il a fait danser la planète et traversé les générations avec « Regg...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Just when the BBC is getting rid of so many journalists, here is a proposal for more over-paid bosses, usually close to power...
Is that what a good broadcaster needs...?
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Is that what a good broadcaster needs...?
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BBC to expand standards panel and add deputy director general after bias row
Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie Gibb
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November 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Just when the BBC is getting rid of so many journalists, here is a proposal for more over-paid bosses, usually close to power...
Is that what a good broadcaster needs...?
theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Is that what a good broadcaster needs...?
theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Hezbollah considering response, while Israeli attacks on Gaza continue
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Hezbollah considering response, while Israeli attacks on Gaza continue
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Israel's military has killed a senior member of the militant group Hezbollah in an air strike on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, despite a ceasefire.
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Israel kills top Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months
Israel has escalated its campaign on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah, raising fears of a resumption of hostilities.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Israel's military has killed a senior member of the militant group Hezbollah in an air strike on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, despite a ceasefire.
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Newsletter - Last post of the year: Fighting for democracy and truth - via protests, films, music and more
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Last post of the year: Fighting for democracy and truth - via protests, films, music and more
From Tanzania to Cameroon, Venezuela and Palestine to the African diaspora in Europe, a selection of voices who are not giving up.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Newsletter - Last post of the year: Fighting for democracy and truth - via protests, films, music and more
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Guinea Bissau: Counting of votes is underway after Sunday's general election.
Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in tight race for second presidential term
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Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in tight race for second presidential term
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Guinea Bissau's Embalo in tight race for second presidential term
Counting of votes is underway in Guinea-Bissau where a presidential and legislative election took place on Sunday. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is in a tight contest to become the first leader in th...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Guinea Bissau: Counting of votes is underway after Sunday's general election.
Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in tight race for second presidential term
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Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in tight race for second presidential term
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Sur La Commune de Paris (et un peu le soulèvement de la Kabylie), mars 1871
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LA COMMUNE : LE PLUS INCROYABLE MOMENT DE L’HISTOIRE DE FRANCE
YouTube video by BLAST, Le souffle de l'info
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November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Sur La Commune de Paris (et un peu le soulèvement de la Kabylie), mars 1871
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Fifty pupils escape kidnappers in Nigeria, as Pope calls for release of all 315 rfi.my/CCym.BS
Fifty pupils escape kidnappers in Nigeria, as Pope calls for release of all 315
Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said Sunday, as Pope Leo appealed for them all to be im...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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“This is the first ever meeting of world leaders in history where the inequality emergency was put at the centre of the agenda,” said Max Lawson of Oxfam – the international charity working to alleviate global poverty.
G20 summit:
In an unprecedented move, Pretoria released the 122-point declaration.
It calls for more attention on issues that affect poor countries, such as help to recover from climate-related disasters, debt relief and support for the transition to greener energy sources.
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In an unprecedented move, Pretoria released the 122-point declaration.
It calls for more attention on issues that affect poor countries, such as help to recover from climate-related disasters, debt relief and support for the transition to greener energy sources.
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G20 summit ends with commitment to multilateralism, despite US boycott
The G20 summit in Johannesburg closed on Sunday with South Africa claiming a diplomatic victory after securing agreement on a wide-ranging declaration – despite a boycott by the United States and warn...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“This is the first ever meeting of world leaders in history where the inequality emergency was put at the centre of the agenda,” said Max Lawson of Oxfam – the international charity working to alleviate global poverty.
G20 summit:
In an unprecedented move, Pretoria released the 122-point declaration.
It calls for more attention on issues that affect poor countries, such as help to recover from climate-related disasters, debt relief and support for the transition to greener energy sources.
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In an unprecedented move, Pretoria released the 122-point declaration.
It calls for more attention on issues that affect poor countries, such as help to recover from climate-related disasters, debt relief and support for the transition to greener energy sources.
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G20 summit ends with commitment to multilateralism, despite US boycott
The G20 summit in Johannesburg closed on Sunday with South Africa claiming a diplomatic victory after securing agreement on a wide-ranging declaration – despite a boycott by the United States and warn...
rfi.my
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
G20 summit:
In an unprecedented move, Pretoria released the 122-point declaration.
It calls for more attention on issues that affect poor countries, such as help to recover from climate-related disasters, debt relief and support for the transition to greener energy sources.
rfi.my/CCxq.BS
In an unprecedented move, Pretoria released the 122-point declaration.
It calls for more attention on issues that affect poor countries, such as help to recover from climate-related disasters, debt relief and support for the transition to greener energy sources.
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#TB - #Podcast - Years of devastation: Sudan’s war claims thousands and displaces millions
With:
-Assadullah Nasrullah, spokesperson and communications officer for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Sudan
-and Philippe Dam, European Union director at Human Rights Watch
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With:
-Assadullah Nasrullah, spokesperson and communications officer for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Sudan
-and Philippe Dam, European Union director at Human Rights Watch
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Spotlight on Africa - Two years of devastation: Sudan’s war claims thousands and displaces millions
Since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by a devastating war between the army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by his former deputy, Mohame...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#TB - #Podcast - Years of devastation: Sudan’s war claims thousands and displaces millions
With:
-Assadullah Nasrullah, spokesperson and communications officer for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Sudan
-and Philippe Dam, European Union director at Human Rights Watch
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With:
-Assadullah Nasrullah, spokesperson and communications officer for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Sudan
-and Philippe Dam, European Union director at Human Rights Watch
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Major rally in France decries drug violence after murder of activist's brother in Marseille
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Major rally in France decries drug violence after murder of activist's brother
Thousands of people gathered in Marseille on Saturday to honour the brother of an anti-drug activist murdered in France's second largest city whose death sparked nationwide calls to confront drug crim...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Major rally in France decries drug violence after murder of activist's brother in Marseille
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J'y étais, à Colombes, Haut de Seine.
À Colombes, des habitants veulent dire non au narcotrafic :
"C'est le moment de se révolter !"
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À Colombes, des habitants veulent dire non au narcotrafic :
"C'est le moment de se révolter !"
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"C'est le moment de se révolter !" : à Colombes, des habitants veulent dire non au narcotrafic
Un collectif d'habitants et d'élus de cette ville de banlieue parisienne ("Colombes Autrement") organise un rassemblement ce samedi, en même temps que la marche blanche qui aura lieu à Marseille à l'i...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
J'y étais, à Colombes, Haut de Seine.
À Colombes, des habitants veulent dire non au narcotrafic :
"C'est le moment de se révolter !"
www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
À Colombes, des habitants veulent dire non au narcotrafic :
"C'est le moment de se révolter !"
www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
Une marche blanche en mémoire de Medhi Kessaci tué par balle le 13 novembre, a été organisé à Marseille et dans plusieurs villes de France.
Son frère, Amine Kessaci, est militant & auteur de 'Marseille essuie tes larmes - Vivre et mourir en terre de narcotrafic' :
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Son frère, Amine Kessaci, est militant & auteur de 'Marseille essuie tes larmes - Vivre et mourir en terre de narcotrafic' :
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Le grand invité international - Narcotrafic: «Aujourd'hui, plus personne ne pourra dire "je ne savais pas"», insiste Amine Kessaci
Une marche blanche en mémoire de Medhi Kessaci tué par balle le 13 novembre dernier, est organisé aujourd'hui à Marseille et dans plusieurs villes de France. Amine Kessaci, frère du défunt, militant…
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November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Une marche blanche en mémoire de Medhi Kessaci tué par balle le 13 novembre, a été organisé à Marseille et dans plusieurs villes de France.
Son frère, Amine Kessaci, est militant & auteur de 'Marseille essuie tes larmes - Vivre et mourir en terre de narcotrafic' :
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Son frère, Amine Kessaci, est militant & auteur de 'Marseille essuie tes larmes - Vivre et mourir en terre de narcotrafic' :
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Boos, blowups and last-minute pause as a chaotic COP30 closes out rfi.my/CCsN.BS
Boos, blowups and last-minute pause as a chaotic COP30 closes out
Jabs about greedy children, boos for the Vatican, and a suspension of proceedings lasting more than an hour: the COP30 finale unfolded with the same chaotic energy that defined the summit, exposing th...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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