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Francesca Mannocchi

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Mannocchi is an Italian journalist who writes and broadcasts for a number of regional and international publications.

The Tunisian people have borne the consequences of the country's dire post-revolution finances, but political and economic concerns cannot always be easily separated, reports Francesca Mannocchi.

30 January, 2018

Indepth: Hundreds of Islamic State fighters are returning to Tunisia, but what can be done to prevent the spread of radicalisation in a country reliant on tourism, writes Francesca Mannocchi.

28 November, 2017

Analysis: Deals with militias to reduce migration to Europe has left Libya at the mercy of warlords tearing the country apart, reports Francesca Mannocchi.

09 October, 2017

In-depth: Thousands of people have been abducted and killed in Libya, where the security services have all but disappeared and gangster militias act with impunity, reports Francesca Mannocchi.

27 September, 2017

Zouhir al-Shimale is one of the last English-speaking journalists left in Aleppo. He spoke to Francesca Mannocchi.

14 December, 2016

After months of fighting, Libyan forces have cornered IS forces in a tiny quarter of Sirte. Their rule over the city was brutal, but economic uncertainties threaten stability across Libya.

04 December, 2016

In-depth: The Islamic State group has been routed from much of the Mosul area, but its fighters have left toxic devastation in their wake, reports Francesca Mannocchi.

29 November, 2016

Residents of liberated Qayyara are living their daily lives inhaling poisonous smoke coming from oil wells set alight by the IS militants.

22 November, 2016

In-depth: Iraqi women recently escaped from IS-held Mosul made a united and defiant statement to the militants - by tearing off their compulsory face veils.

13 November, 2016