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Galician
Spanish
English
French
Portuguese
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I am a photographer and visual journalist based in Dakar, Senegal. I shoot and write for Spanish media and I shoot photographs and video-documentaries for international media, NGO's and UN Agencies such as UN FAO, OIM or ONUDC. I have reported on rape culture and sexual violence in Senegal; irregular migration through in Senegal; the impact of FGM in The Gambia; inclusive education for children with disabilities in Guinea-Bissau; extreme heat and climate resilience among nomadic shepherds in the Sahel or the challenge of containing the spread of malaria in Guinea Conakry. My work has been published in BBC Africa, Der Spiegel, El País, Euronews, Science Magazine, Colors, Luzes, El Salto, and elDiario.es, among others. My work focuses on gender & education, culture & arts, health and environmental stories with human interest across West Africa. I am fluent in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. I have skills as a photography and video producer and I can work as a fixer for other journalists visiting and working in Senegal. Photo Portfolio: **** Video Portfolio: ****
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The breakdown on malaria control in Guinea due to the US retreat of funding.
https://www.trouw.nl/buitenland/in-guinee-stort-de-bestrijding-van-malaria-in-ik-smeek-donald-trump-kleine-kinderen-gaan-dood~b031247a/
The disruption in U.S. funding for malaria control in Guinea—which amounted to some $15 million in 2024—has interrupted or put at risk many other health services in the West African nation, including the provision of diagnostic tests, drugs, and long-lasting insecticidal bed nets, as well as data collection, technical support, and training. This reportage is part of Science Magazine's News series about how U.S. foreign aid cuts threaten child health around the world, supported by the Pulitzer Center.
https://www.science.org/content/article/guinea-united-states-helped-beat-back-malaria-now-disease-set-soar
Viaje al país que amenaza con legalizar la mutilación genital femenina
Gambia está en el centro de la lucha global para evitar retrocesos en los derechos de las mujeres. Un Parlamento dominado por hombres decide si revierte el veto a la ablación.
Front page of El Periódico in Spain with a story on senegalese migrants leaving to the Canary islands in Spain.
EL PAIS. Broken hopes behind the cayucos. Story on Senegalese migrants' families who lost their relatives trying to reach Europe by boat.
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