ABDERRAHIM FOUKARA
Biography:
Abderrahim Foukara was born and raised in Morocco. He did a first degree
in
English language
and literature which also encompassed American history and civilisation
and
later did a PhD in
African studies at the University of Glasgow.
In 1990, Abderrahim joined
the BBC World Service
where he served in various departments, including Arabic, English, French
and African, and in
various capacities, including producer, reporter, anchor and journalism
instructor. In 1999, he
joined The World, a Boston-based co-production of the BBC, Public Radio
International and
WGBH Boston, again in various capacities including producer, reporter and
occasional anchor.
In 2001, Abderrahim moved to DC where he continued to report for the BBC
in
London but also
served as a visiting Senior Editor on Allafrica.com, the largest provider
of African news both in
English and French. In 2002, Abderrahim joined Al-Jazeera as a DC-based
correspondent and
is currently covering the UN.
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