Uganda is currently experiencing an influx of Congolese refugees due to escalating violence in the DR Congo’s Ituri province. Oliver Jarvis visited Kyangwali Refugee Camp in Southwest Uganda to experience first-hand the situation…
Reporter & Photographer
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Oliver Jarvis is a digital producer for the BBC World Service and is currently based in London.
Previously he was a reporter for China Global Television Network (CGTN), and before that the Online Editor and In-house writer for Asian Geographic Magazines, and a columnist for Southeast Asia.
Reporter’s Diary: Lake Albert’s Refugee Crisis
When we arrived at the shores of Lake Albert, 97 Congolese refugees were lined up at the registration counter. Some had reached Uganda at midnight, others in the early morning – all on wooden motor-boats that now lay resting on the beach.
Reporter’s Diary: The mosque that changed a village
CGTN explored the Atlas Mountains in Morocco to find out how a village’s mosque has harnessed renewable energy to transform the community’s lifestyle – and to see if this was a model that other communities […]
Video: Breaking gender boundaries in the kitchen
For Meryem Cherkaoui, becoming a top-flight chef in Morocco has been no easy journey. With the restaurant industry being so male-dominated, it means few women ever get the chance to head their own restaurant. But […]
Reporter’s Diary: Breaking Gender Boundaries in the Kitchen
For Meryem Cherkaoui, becoming a top-flight chef in Morocco has been no easy journey. With the restaurant industry being so male-dominated, it means few women ever get the chance to head their own restaurant. But […]
Through the Lens: Life in Cairo, Egypt 2018
Oliver W. Jarvis steps into the ancient world of Giza. Documenting the lives of some of the people, and animals, that work and reside by the Great Pyramids:
Through the Lens: Morocco
A look into life in the field in Morocco. From high up in the Atlas Mountains to the busy streets of Marrakech, explore a culture unlike any other:
