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Alexandra RENARD

Haiti: Rising from the rubble
07/05/2013 - REVISITED

Haiti: Rising from the rubble

The day after the disaster, the world was mobilised for Haiti. International aid to the tune of $10 billion was pledged. Over 200,000 people had died, and over one million left homeless. Three years on, most of the rubble has been removed and an estimated 300,000 people are still living in makeshift shelters. So what’s it like to live in Port au Prince today? Eve Irvine and Alexandra Renard went to find out.
Islamist threat haunts reopening of schools in Timbuktu
28/02/2013 - MALI

Islamist threat haunts reopening of schools in Timbuktu

Just weeks after Islamist fighters left Timbuktu, the population there is starting to get back to normal. Schools had been banned under the radical Islamists' rule, with fighters forbidding that girls and boys share a classroom. Now they are reopening for the first time, but as our reporters found out, while the fighters may have gone, the trauma caused by their presence remains.
Are Muslims in Alsace better off than those in the rest of France?
08/02/2013 - REPORTERS

Are Muslims in Alsace better off than those in the rest of France?

The French region of Alsace-Moselle, near the German border, has its own specific legislation concerning religions. For historical reasons, local authorities are allowed to finance religious groups, unlike in the rest of the country. Do Muslims in Alsace have a better life than those who live elsewhere in France? Our reporter went to investigate.
EXCLUSIVE: Syria's Al-Qusayr, waiting to fall
23/03/2012 - REPORTERS

EXCLUSIVE: Syria's Al-Qusayr, waiting to fall

Al-Qusayr, in the region of Homs, is a bastion of the Syrian resistance. In order to dodge shells and snipers, the people lie low. With each attack, the wounded flood into secret makeshift clinics. But short of ammunition and outgunned, the soldiers of the Free Syrian Army do not know how much longer they can hold out. France 24's reporters take you inside Al-Qusayr to meet the struggling resistance.
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FRANCE 24 exclusive video: Syria’s sniper alleys
13/03/2012 - FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE

FRANCE 24 exclusive video: Syria’s sniper alleys

Reporting from the western Syrian city of Al-Qusayr near Homs, FRANCE 24’s reporters find a city terrorised by snipers in the second part of our exclusive coverage from inside Syria.
FRANCE 24 exclusive video: Syria's rebels underground
13/03/2012 - FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE

FRANCE 24 exclusive video: Syria's rebels underground

FRANCE 24 broadcasts exclusive coverage of the uprising in Syria from the town of al-Qusayr, where fighters from the rebel Syrian Liberation Army wait in fear for the next onslaught by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
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Haiti: cholera, the invisible killer
04/10/2011 - PLANET HOPE

Haiti: cholera, the invisible killer

In Haiti, water has become synonymous with death. The lack of sanitation coupled with poor hygiene has resulted in an outbreak of cholera - not seen for over a century - in this country still recovering from the devastating earthquake. Despite international aid, it seems to be a losing battle against this deadly disease.
Egypt: the uncertain future for Coptic Christians
27/05/2011 - REPORTERS

Egypt: the uncertain future for Coptic Christians

In the wake of the revolution in Egypt, there's been an explosion of violence against the Coptic Christian community there. Anger has flared up into deadly riots, and houses, shops and churches have been set ablaze. FRANCE 24’s Alexandra Renard went to meet this community living in fear.
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Libya: the battle for Misrata
29/04/2011 - REPORTERS

Libya: the battle for Misrata

Misrata, Libya’s third largest city, is the rebels’ only stronghold in the west of the country. Very few foreign journalists have been able to get inside the city. But France 24’s Matthieu Mabin and Alexandra Renard spent several days there and saw street battles raging day and night. They bring us this exclusive report.
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Haiti: when will rebuilding begin?
12/03/2011 - REPORTERS

Haiti: when will rebuilding begin?

In 35 seconds, the city of Léogane was almost entirely destroyed by last year’s earthquake. A year after, 80% of the victims are still living in camps surrounded by rubble, without water or electricity. Despite millions in international aid, the rebuilding process is at a standstill.
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