Excited to share some personal news: After three fantastic years with the BBC I recently moved to Dakar, Senegal to start a freelance career 🇸🇳 I’ve been dreaming about this for a while and feel really proud to make it happen!
My latest from
#IvoryCoast
where over 50,000 people are being evicted from their homes – practically overnight and without any compensation – to make space for luxury hotels, shopping centers and a marina. Thousands of children are now left without a home or a classroom.
Sirens have been going off every couple of hours today, sometimes right before going on air. Time to get creative (as far as our fried brains allow) 🤳🏼 Bringing you the latest from
#Ukraine
out of our bunker in
#Kyiv
. With wonderful
@bbclysedoucet
and Robbie Wright.
@BBCWorld
One of the most disturbing stories I’ve worked on.
Read here our investigation about the MI5 agent using his secret status to terrorise his girlfriend.
It took an unprecedented legal battle with the British government to tell this story.
Massive team effort getting this investigation out! After contacting 200 farmers & travelling across the country we met one ready to speak out about Russia’s large scale theft of Ukrainian grain. We use sat images, GPS data & CCTV footage to back his story
Long queues at this polling station in
#Budapest
today. Taxi driver’s told us about long lines everywhere around the city. Orbán is facing tightest election after 12 years in power, challenged by alliance of 6 opposition parties led by Peter Marki-Zay.
#Hungary
#hungaryelections
Abidjan has more than doubled in size over the last 20 years, from 3 to 6 million people. It’s a phenomenon we see all over the continent as African cities grow at record speeds. By the end of the century, 13 out of the world 20 largest metropolises will be in Africa.
@CHTJonas
I worked with your dad over there until a few days ago and can tell you he’s doing an amazing job. No one would be able to go on air without him! Hope you’re holding up ok, this must be really difficult for you.
Excited to have published my first short doc on
#SierraLeone
’s drug crisis. Authorities declared a national emergency over the spread of
#Kush
which is crippling the youth. In the absence of rehab centers, I followed volunteers with my camera who help their peers get off the drug
Good morning from
#Calais
where the first post-Brexit ferry towards the UK left about two hours ago. No signs of disruption so far.
#Brexit
@BethanyBellBB
Volunteer pilots from
@ukraine_air
are bringing medicine to the
#Ukraine
border. I hopped on one of their tiny planes last week and made this video for
@BBCWorld
. They are fully funded by donations and evacuate refugees on their return.
#UkraineWar
My latest story from
#SouthSudan
about a group of women clearing their homeland of landmines & bombs as people return home after decades of war.
I’m now operating as a one-woman band, so all reporting, filming and editing done by me ✌🏼
My first live hit on TV. I spoke to
@dwnews
a few days ago about Macky Sall’s decision not to run for a third presidential term in Senegal’s elections next year.
Why it matters? Watch here:
Final story from
#SouthSudan
in the
@csmonitor
. It's overwhelmingly women who are clearing their country of mines & bombs, making it safer one explosion at a time. We followed some on their mission. Photos
@guypeterson_
& thx to
@MAGsaveslives
for hosting
Our latest for
@BBCWorld
: Meet Iryna and her family who found refuge in a Romanian monastery after fleeing their home in
#Kharkiv
,
#Ukraine
. Thankful to be telling her brave story.
Definitely one of the most intense stories I’ve ever worked on! I spent 6 weeks researching the trade of 2 million underaged housemaids in Madagascar who are often enslaved and sexually abused. Bargaining takes place in Facebook groups, where girls are offered by their relatives.
Last month, I joined
@BBCWorld
's Brussels Bureau. Little did I know I'd produce my first report without ever leaving the house. Even more isolated are the people on
#Saaremaa
, an island off the coast of
#Estonia
. Check out how they cope! With
@GavinLeeBBC
Last night's report from
#Kyiv
for
@BBCNews
. No need to panic – after 8 years of war, many people we've spoken to here seem rather relaxed about the tension with Russia. But in the East, the situation is increasingly unstable. With
@BBCPaulAdams
and Steve Adrain.
At least 60 people from
#Senegal
are feared to have died on their way to the Canary Islands – a tragedy that keeps repeating itself as more and more people try the dangerous Atlantic route. My report from a few weeks ago about a fisherman as he’s preparing for his 4th attempt.
Switzerland’s glaciers are melting. They’ve lost half their size in less than 100 years – with devastating implications for our ecosystem. Having covered wildfires & droughts across Europe all summer I can tell you it’s not looking good. Our report for
@BBCWorld
w/
@ImogenFoulkes
Recently came back from the border region between
#Sudan
and
#SouthSudan
where over 130,000 people have crossed since war broke out in
#Khartoum
in April. Most are South Sudanese returnees fleeing war a second time and scrambling to get back to their former communities. A thread.
More than 25% of nurses & doctors are sick with
#COVID19
in
#Li
ège,
#Belgium
’s worst affected area. Another 10% of staff that has tested positive without symptoms still has to work, despite the risk of infecting patients & colleagues, amid a collapse of the hospital system.
President
@ZelenskyyUa
is addressing the defence ministers of 50 countries at the US airbase in Ramstein today. He’s calling for more weapons, long range missiles, F16s and tanks.
‘Terror does not allow for discussion. The war started by Russia does not allow delays.’
What's going wrong in Sweden's care homes?
@maddysavage
and I gathered evidence suggesting some regions may be restricting access to hospitals for residents. Reports on
@BBCSounds
and
@BBCWorld
today.
Chaotic setting particularly difficult for so many women traveling alone, leaving behind their fathers, husbands & boyfriends who aren’t allowed to flee. Witnessed groping, pushing & aggressive behavior towards them. Everyone’s on edge.
Very happy to hear there will be a review of all Swedish care homes regarding the treatment of
#Covid_19
patients. Our BBC investigation shows that many might not have access to oxygen and hospital treatment.
#Covid19
treatment in ALL Sweden's 1700 care homes is to be reviewed by Health and Social Care Inspectorate
#IVO
following checks by agency in April which highlighted deficiencies in care & media reports (see BBC investigation below by me &
@SiraThierij
)
101 people took off from
#Senegal
to reach the Canary Islands. They got lost & spent over a month at sea – without food or water. Most of them died, their bodies thrown over board, but some made it. For
@BBCWorld
we spoke to a survivor and his family about this terrible tragedy.
101 people set out from Fass Boye in Senegal last month, trying to reach Spain by sea. 63 died. It’s a terrible tragedy on a hugely dangerous route. We went to tell the story of a family and a village affected by it. With
@SiraThierij
and
@MadyCam76230202
.
I’ll be covering West Africa and beyond for anglophone and German media, focusing on current affairs documentaries and news from across the region. I’m also available for assignments as a video journalist, reporter or producer.
Friends, check this out! I’m now presenting daily European news videos for
@ARTEde
. Trust me, they really help with all of this election madness! You can find them on our website:
Un moyen de mieux comprendre l’
#UE
? En trois mots : «Europe et Hop» !
Chaque jour, nos présentatrices Anja Maiwald, Loreline Merelle, Sira Thierij et Anne-Lyse Thomine décortiquent les informations à ne pas louper. Voici une présentation de l'équipe !
▶
We went to
#Malta
, the only EU country with a total ban on
#abortion
, including in cases of rape.
But after an American woman had to be airlifted to Spain when suffering a partial miscarriage, activists hope change is coming.
With
@MarkerJParker
Dead bodies everywhere. People were lying near every house – Yuliya escaped
#Mariupol
after losing her mother & neighbours when a missile hit their house. She told us about the dire conditions in the city.
@Beaking_News
@Anastasiia_Lev
Waking up to smoke this morning in
#Arcachon
in the
#Gironde
region of southwestern France as the wildfires deteriorated last night. Blaze has reached the coast. Watch our report for
@BBCNews
With
@MarkerJParker
We saw different queues for white Ukrainians & people of color – they have to wait longer, are given conflicting information (or none at all), some are beaten with sticks. Several people fell unconscious & required medical attention in overcrowded queues.
Our report from
#Trier
where 5 people died today & 15 were injured, several of them seriously. Normally in December there would have been bollards to protect visitors at the Christmas market. But not this year, it was cancelled because of Covid. With
@Beaking_News
Our latest from the Romania-Ukraine border in
#Isaccea
. Most arrivals here come from
#Odesa
and neighbouring coastal cities in
#Ukraine
. But others are going the other way.. to pick up parents or support their sons and husbands in the
#UkraineRussianWar
#UkraineWar
An increasing number of Senegalese migrants attempt the Atlantic route to reach the Canary Islands. Almost 800 people have died this year, according to the Spanish NGO
@walkingborders
. Yet many try over and over again. I met some of them for this report on the
@bbcworldservice
.
Our latest report from
#Ceuta
. Many Moroccans are queuing to go back home today after spending two nights on the street in the Spanish enclave in Northern Africa. There’s no food and no work they say. With
@Beaking_News
and
@XVanpevenaege
For the first time ever, Madagascar qualified for the Africa Cup. Tonight, their team is playing in the quarter-finals. People here are going absolutely nuts, believe me! Check out my TV report for
@dwnews
#barea
#alefabarea
#madagascar
#CAN2019
Been listening to the
#globalnewspod
for years. V happy my report on over 400 undocumented migrants hunger-striking in
#Belgium
made it on there. They‘ve been here for many years & demand to finally become legal residents.
@JSavageTweets
@bbcworldservice
Hailu Mergia, an Ethiopian jazz legend turned taxi driver, had all but stopped taking the stage after moving to the US. This year he returned with his first album in decades - all thanks to a phone call that came out of the blue.
Many people queuing at the Polish border are telling us they had to wait here all night and sometimes days to leave
#Ukraine
. It’s bitter cold, no food or bathrooms and tension from the sheer amount of people trying to flee war. Often after walking 47km just to get here.
#Shehyni
@POTUS
demonstrates a stronger engagement with Europe than even that of President Barack Obama,
@D0Sullivan
told us in his analysis about Biden’s visit to EU and
@NATO
. Read more here:
@BBCWorld
@AdeHoopScheffer
"We are not even close to reaching capacity. Instead, we could take over testing from other airports as well" lab company
@Centogene
who’s conducting
#COVID19
tests at
@Airport_FRA
told the BBC, contradicting
@jensspahn
who wants to cancel airport mass testing, as labs are full.
Some impressions from beautiful
#Kyiv
🇺🇦 After 8 years of war, most people we‘ve spoken to see no reason to panic. They continue living their lives normally and none have said they would leave the city anytime soon.
The economic impact of
#Covid19be
can clearly be seen in this street in the centre of
#Brussels
. Noticed that several lunch places & supermarkets have disappeared around
#Schuman
as well, as most
@EU_Commission
staff and many others haven’t returned to the office since March.
The company
@JohnDeere
in Orléans. 80 Middle School kids from the Collège Jean Rostand are visiting today. Why? Stay tuned for my live stream later today.
#d
éfijeunesse
#epa
@uw_tocqueville
We saw about 20
#migrants
including children getting on a rubber boat early this morning close to
#calais
. It looked very unsafe, so we called the police to let them know they might need help. Hours later, still no one showed up.
@GavinLeeBBC
@XavierVanP
A million people are on the brink of famine in the south of Madagascar, following the worst drought in over 30 years. We’ve recorded some of their stories in our documentary here:
@cathkemi
@BBCWorld
@BBCAfrica
“We’re not looking at weeks, we’re looking at days. I’m not sure we will sustain until the end of the week”,
@drphildevos
told the BBC. Patients are already transferred to different regions, not only from Liège, but
#Brussels
, too. “The situation got much worse over the weekend.”
#Belgian
gov to decide about a stricter
#lockdown
today as
#COVID19be
numbers continue to rise. A new record of 23,921 infections in the past 24h despite limited testing. I don’t want to panic, but that’s like registering about 180,000 cases for a country the size of
#Germany
🇩🇪
#COVID19
cases in
#Belgium
are decreasing again for the third day in a row. Last week, an average of 527 people tested positive for
#Covid_19
each day, compared to 617 the week before, marking a decrease of 15%. However, twice as many deaths were recorded (10vs 4)
@CrisiscenterBE
Around 70 people have been evacuated in Italy over risk of Mont Blanc glacier collapse. Experts say 500,000 cubic metres of ice could slide off due to high changes in temperature – that’s about 200 olympic swimming pools! 🧊🧊
Morondava, a tourist hotspot in
#Madagascar
, is already experiencing what’s yet to come for many places across the world: It has lost 7km to the ocean, including houses, streets & hotels. Check out my feature from last year’s reporting trip to learn more!
‘I lost four of my children because of hunger.’
Over a million are struggling to find food and thousands facing starvation in Madagascar because of a prolonged drought.
#Madagascar
#drought
Germany’s
@AuswaertigesAmt
🇩🇪just issued a travel warning for the whole of
#Belgium
as daily
#COVID19
infections increased by an average of 1550 cases during the past week. There are currently 181 infections per 100,000 inhabitants, though the rate is much higher in
#Bruxelles
.
From Saturday onwards, travellers returning to Germany from most non-EU countries, Luxembourg & parts of Spain will have to do a mandatory
#COVID19
test, health minister
@jensspahn
announced. Tests will be free or charge and available at all major airports
#COVID19de
What is it like to hide from a far-right sniper? Belgian’s lead virologist
@vanranstmarc
told us his thoughts from the safe house he and his family have been staying at for nearly 3 weeks.
@BBCWorld
@jeanmackenzie