Tunis, Tunisia
$400 - $600 / Day
I am a freelance journalist based in Tunis. I travel through West Africa for different reports in written press, photography and video. I am working with ARD german TV, PBS Newshour, Le Point Afrique, Le Soir and Aïr info.
In the African Sahel, located between the Sahara Desert and the equator, the climate has long been inhospitable. But now rising temperatures have caused prolonged drought and unpredictable weather patterns, exacerbating food shortages, prompting migration and contributing to instability in countries already beset by crisis. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports from Niger.
Over the past few years, the U.S. military has increased its activities and broadened its mission in Africa. In Niger, the U.S. Air Force has built a huge new base from which it launches drone operations. But critics worry the American presence will serve to attract more attention from terrorists and traffickers drawn to the deserted Sahel. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports from Niger.
In the north of Niger, the city of Agadez is the gate of Sahara. A lot of migrants travels through this city before entering the Sahara. Since 2016, a new law forbit the smuggling of migrants. It has an economic impact on the city.
Ian Depauw, Boris Fronteddu, Morgane Wirtz « De la fève aux pépites » retraces the path followed by a Ghanaian cocoa bean before being exported. This report highlights the complexity and opacity of marketing a raw material: cocoa.
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