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Cyclone Favio leaves destruction in Mozambique
- 2007-02-23
MAPUTO AFP — Emergency workers Friday have surveyed damage to areas of Mozambique left devastated by Cyclone Favio, which left at least three people dead, scores and flattened most of the worst-hit town. Red Cross spokesman Tapiwa Gomo said he had received differing reports that three or four people...
Mass burial for victims of Nigerian oil pipeline blaze
- 2006-12-27
LAGOS AFP — Most of 269 people known to have died in an oil pipeline blaze in Nigeria's main city received a mass burial while families of those reported missing toured hospitals, seeking loved ones they suspected had been charred beyond recognition. "Two hundred and thirty-eight bodies were buried overnight",...
Red Cross reports many dead in Somalia
- 2006-12-22
BAIDOA, Somalia AFP — The International Committee of the Red Cross said that fighting in Somalia had left "dozens" dead and made many homeless. For its part the Somali government said its Ethiopian-backed forces had killed more than 500 Islamic fighters in three days of deadly clashes near Baidoa, the...
Two more African migrants perish en route to Canaries
- 2006-07-24
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain AFP — Two African migrants were found dead off the Canary Islands following a treacherous boat journey from the west African coast, days after three others perished in their attempt to make it to the Spanish archipelago, the Red Cross has said. The two...
Famine stalks northern Kenya as drought hits east Africa
- 2006-01-03
EL WAK, Kenya AFP — In the scorching heat of drought-stricken northern Kenya, an exhausted Khadija Osman slides a dry breast to her severely malnourished and emaciated baby as some 20 hungry children eat porridge around her at a Red Cross feeding center. Their dry mouths open and their...
Mammoth hospital blaze kills 17 in Costa Rica
- 2005-07-12
SAN JOSE AFP — A fire that raged for three hours in an older wing at a major public hospital in Costa Rica's capital killed at least 17 people, the Red Cross said. "The public health system has its weaknesses, as we are a poor country and we cannot...
North Koreans face deadly side-effects as aid groups warn of aftermath
- 2004-04-26
DANDONG, China AFP ? Thousands of North Koreans face debilitating side-effects from exposure to chemicals that caused last week's train blast, aid groups said, warning the disaster's impact would be felt for years. North Korea officially acknowledged the scale of the tragedy for the first time late Monday, releasing...
Red Cross urge US forces, rebels to allow access to Fallujah hospital
- 2004-04-07
BAGHDAD AFP ? The International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC urged US troops and Sunni Muslim insurgents fighting in the flashpoint town of Fallujah to allow unfettered access to the city's hospital. "Access to (Fallujah's) general hospital must be open and the wounded and the sick must be...
Situation tense in Haiti as EU mulls aid, Red Cross warns of medical crisis
- 2004-02-13
GONAIVES AFP ? The situation in Haiti remained tense, as Europe mulled sending aid and the Red Cross and UN warned that the chaos in the Caribbean nation was threatening hospitals and causing food shortages. Rebels with the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front, who have occupied this northwestern city since...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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