Melissa Chemam

Melissa Chemam is an experienced international and African news journalist currently working at RFI English since April 2023 and serving as a freelance feature writer for The New Arab since July 2022. Previously, Melissa worked as a news correspondent for The European Correspondent from November 2022 to October 2023, and as a cultural journalist for Art UK and various other publications from 2020 to 2023. A freelance writer since 2015, Melissa's work focuses on topics such as human rights, migration, and European/African relations, contributing to platforms including The Public Art Review and The Bristol Cable. Melissa has also hosted a podcast for Louie Media and held a features writer position at BBC Culture in 2022. Educational background includes a master's degree in journalism and political science from Sciences Po and a Maitrise in comparative literature from Université Paris-Sorbonne.