Saturday, July 05, 2008


	
    

REPORTERS

FRANCE 24 Special reports

Special reports, investigations and hard-hitting coverage from FRANCE 24's reporters on the spot. Watch the weekly show 'Reporters' for more on Fridays at 10:15 am and 6:15 pm (GMT+2).

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Colombia's elite troops fighting the FARC Alavaro Uribe made the fight against the FARC the cornerstone of his presidency. Colombia's elite troops are in charge of defeating the guerrillas in the heart of the jungle. (Report: I. Aibar, S. Dufour, A. Yeoh)

Zimbabwe, a nation in exile After a wave of xenophobic violence rattled South Africa in May, hundreds of thousands of Zimbabwean refugees were left homeless. We met a number of refugees who found shelter with the Methodist Church in Johannesburg.

Foreign doctors get second-rate treatment Faced with a lack of health professionals, France is looking abroad for doctors. Yet, the new recruits have a hard time with integration and are demonstrating against what they say are unfair salary levels. (Report: G.Desqueyroux-Quidu)

US deserters in Canada – for how long? 40 years after Vietnam, a new generation of Americans is hiding out in Canada to avoid fighting in Iraq. They await a key decision by their Canadian hosts. (Report: Mary MacCarthy, Johan Bodin)


 

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