BBC Paris Correspondent. Author of "A Small, Stubborn Town," “These Are Not Gentle People,” “The Mayor of Mogadishu.” Previously in Africa, Asia, former USSR.
Joined April 2010
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Jun 9
I have right papers and visa - barred referee Artan bbc.in/4vuwZys
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Jun 8
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States.
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andrew harding retweeted
Mar 12
Mobile internet still down in central Moscow. Pedestrians, couriers and taxi drivers look lost. People connecting to wifi outside cafés/banks. Vedomosti says sales of pagers, paper maps and landline phones through roof. And now even wifi in the Duma (parliament) reportedly out!
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andrew harding retweeted
What began as a film about a city redefining itself became a record of resilience — following how ordinary people adapted as their lives were suddenly reshaped by war.
Explore the series: youtube.com/@KyivOfMine
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Wonderful to see these fantastic friends getting justly recognised by @RTS_media for their incredible work. @lindseyhilsum @BBCSteveR @YousraElbagir
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19 Dec 2025
“A Small Stubborn Town” in exalted company in London @Waterstones. If you’re interested in Ukrainian defiance…
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11 Dec 2025
“La Psychose” - our report on the panic gripping Marseille as teenagers “enslaved” in violent drugs gangs.with @paulprad90 @Ieaguedj bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7l…
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andrew harding retweeted
6 Oct 2025
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month in the role bbc.in/46DbEtd
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6 Oct 2025
RT @BBCWorld: As Gisèle Pelicot faces one of her rapists in court, what has changed in France? bbc.in/3IG6O5n
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6 Oct 2025
“It’s as if it never happened.” France weighs the impact of Pelicot case as one rapist appeals his conviction, a year on. bbc.com/news/articles/cdx2d9…
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2 Oct 2025
"We know our path now." Our update on a family who lost their 7 year old daughter in a crush onboard a small boat off the French coast last year. With @paulprad90 @ProducerKathy @Ieaguedj @Romyliad bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8d7…
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28 Sep 2025
Moldova holds key election as Russia's shadow looms large bbc.com/news/articles/c179z9…
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27 Sep 2025
What a voice. What a loss. The poet Tony Harrison. “I want to do justice to my inwardness, my tenderness, my political rage.” theguardian.com/books/2025/s…
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andrew harding retweeted
24 Sep 2025
The BBC, in association with Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and Reuters, has launched a short film calling on the Israeli authorities to allow international journalists access to Gaza.
Read more: bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/s…
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andrew harding retweeted
5 Sep 2025
Today on the show — my co-host Tristan Redman (who doesn’t exist on here!) speaks to @AndrewWJHarding
They tell a fascinating story of how in 1994 Ukraine gave up the world’s third LARGEST nuclear arsenal … and how that affects its trust today.
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26 Aug 2025
(In case you missed it over the summer) - Our investigation into a people-smuggling gang in France and the UK. One arrest made since, in Birmingham. None in #France. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly4…
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