Amobé Mévégué, a key figure in culture at RFI and France 24, is dead

Published on : 09/08/2021 – 15:02

France Médias Monde is saddened to announce the sudden disappearance of Amobé Mévégué, who died at the age of 53 from a sudden illness. A specialist journalist for France 24 for over 11 years, Amobé Mévégué was a reference figure in the fields of African culture and music.

The journalist and radio producer Amobé Mévégué, a figure in the world of African culture, has left us. France 24 learned with deep sadness his sudden disappearance on September 8, 2021.

Presenter since 2010 on France 24 of the cultural program “A l’Affiche!” and musical columnist, Amobé Mévégué had also presented the program “Plein Sud” to RFI, where he remained very close to the teams. He had also collaborated with TV5Monde, MCM Africa, France Ô and founded the pan-African channel Ubiznewstv-OM5.

At France 24 as at RFI, Amobé Mévégué, a traveling citizen of two continents, has always known how to create bridges between European and African cultures. He was a face and a voice acclaimed by viewers and listeners to France Médias Monde channels who pay tribute to him on the air today.

France Médias Monde fully associates itself with the pain of his family, his wife Coumba, his two children, and his relatives, as well as all those who knew him.

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