Jan 29 2008
Polish writer Ryszard Kapuscinski died one year ago, on January 23, 2007, at the age of 74.
As a foreign correspondent, Kapuscinski covered coups and revolutions in the developing world for forty years. Many of his articles appeared in a series of books that made him famous: The Soccer War, Another Day of Life, and Shah of Shahs.
Listen to this interview originally aired in 1988
Saló de lectura. Entrevista a R. Kapuscinski (spanish)
Jan 22 2008
I’m really glad about the freedom for the two french journalists working on the tuareg rebels in the North of Niger. But since they’re back in Paris. No more news from this country. Not a single line in the newspapers. Not a word on TV.
It’s was exactly the same for Afghanistan before 9/11.
I think people don’t realize what’s happening in Niger. I don’t think people understand that if our western countries don’t help Niger others will do it …
My friend Jean-Marc Durou, a photographer, falled in love with Niger 30 years ago. He has published more than 40 books about Sahara, and still wants to convince our politicians to help Niger … Just as Christophe de Ponfilly did for Afghanistan.
You can discover his work and take a few minutes in Niger.
Jan 16 2008
Supporters from everywhere in Europe sign the petition to free Pierre Creisson, Thomas Dandois and Al Hassane Abdourahmann, arrested while they were reporting for the Franco-German channel Arte about the Tuareg rebels of the Movements of Nigeriens for Justice (MNJ). So what about Australia, Usa, China ?
You can also sign here: +++
A Traveler asked me something : Do you know why there is a M16 gun on the MNJ’s logo, on their blog and not a Kalashnikov AK47 ? The AK47 is the usual gun of all rebels in Africa. Any idea ?
Jan 03 2008
“More than 150,000 Central Africans had been internally displaced, conflict in the north had affected about a million people”. Toby Lanzer, United Nations Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator in Central African Republic. Press Conference, 16 January 2007.
Since October 2006, Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have burned more than 2000 houses in the only region of Kaga Bandoro. Atrocities, rapes, summary executions, burnings of villages, destruction of harvests, many witnesses accuse the Central African Armed Forces (FACA). The people run away from their villages and hide in the bush where the FACA doesn’t dare entering by fear of the rebellion that appeared as an answer to Francois Bozize’s access to power after the overthrow of President Patasse in 2003.
The villagers are caught between the rebels they are accused of supporting, and the Central African military. They survive near their fields wher they lack of food, care, and clothes. Only two NGOs are there, Caritas, and MSF.
According to an a 40 year old agreement, the Fench army is in Central African Republic and gives a logistical and technical support (equipment and soldiers transportation) to the Central African Armed Forces (FACA).
Frédéric Sautereau, photoreporter, realised in December 2006 in the heart of the current conflict in Central African Republic.
We collaborated together to make a film including the photographs and testimonies he brought from this “unexisting” conflict.
Produced by Oeil Public and À 360 Productions
You can also read some news about this conflict on a blog written by the humanitarian and development organizations in CAR: More +++
Dec 31 2007
Soviet Union officially collapses on December 25th, 1991. Fifteen years later, the 15 ex-republics of the Soviet Union are waking up and growing up between democracy and dictatorship, liberalism and neo-communism, between European Union and Vladimir Putin’s Russia, between laicization and religion, between inequality and unity.
Formerly regrouped together in only one block, 15 ex-republics of the Soviet Union are actually countries very different. And it is interesting to notice that when some young people are dreaming of Russia or United States, their parents or grandparents are missing the great Moscow’s Mother.
The goal of Evangeline Masson et Patricio Diez’s project is to meet the young people from 20 to 35 years old, to know them and to understand their desires and projects.
© www.15ans15pays.com
Dec 30 2007
Fifteen years have past between the fall of Berlin’s wall until european Union’s enlargement to the East.
On May 1st, 2004, three Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), five Central Europe countries (Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia) and two Mediterranean (Cyprus and Malta) have joined the Union. Bulgaria and Romania will follow in 2007.
European Union has now a new Eastern border. Turkey, Moldavia, Ukraine, Byelorussia and Russia are its new neighbours. Border ? Gap ? However, a new line divides again the continent.
Work done between June 2000 and August 2003.
Guy Pierre Chomette and Frederic Sautereau.
© Frédéric Sautereau / Oeil Public
