MALI-Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon , special envoys RFI Mali,killed this Saturday

Ghislaine Dupont, a passionate veteran journalist in Africa
RFI
Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon , special envoys RFI Mali, were killed this Saturday, November 2, 2013 , after being kidnapped in Kidal. Ghislaine Dupont , 51, input RFI in 1986 , made ​​it a point of honor to work with the greatest impartiality in giving voice to all parties.

Ghislaine Dupont was one of the figures of the service RFI Africa . Both reporter and interviewer fine political analyst , she became in September editorial advisor to the Africa editor.

Claude Verlon .
 Claude Verlon , a lover professional field
Input RFI in 1986 , Ghislaine was quickly chosen to cover the news of the continent. From Djibouti to Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict , then it is the Democratic Republic of Congo she had spent more than ten years of his career. Its editorial rigor had led him to be expelled from Kinshasa between the first and second round of the 2006 presidential election .

Whether it is about the Ivory Coast and Mali , Ghislaine Dupont has always insisted on giving a voice to all the parties. That's why she left the north of Mali in late July 2013, during the first round of presidential elections . She chose Kidal , a destination she knew difficult. And it is already with Claude Verlon technician and friend, she had done the first mission.

Ghislaine Dupont was an example to many of his colleagues and aroused admiration in writing . It was the person to whom many turned for advice or to reflect all the news coverage . She always encouraged us not to stop the evidence and give the best of ourselves. " Ghislaine was a veteran journalist , a sniffer dog , never merely the info she had. She always wanted to dig , dig . And she shared this passion with us because she encouraged us to go further , "says Nicolas Champeaux , RFI journalist .