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BBC Africa correspondent Mark Doyle dies aged 67

Veteran journalist who covered Rwanda genocide and Sierra Leone civil war passes after short illness.

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  • Mark Doyle, 67, died after a short illness. He was a veteran BBC correspondent best known for reporting from Rwanda during the 1994 genocide and Sierra Leone's civil war.
  • Colleagues and military leaders credited Doyle's courageous reporting with influencing UK government policy and helping to save lives in Sierra Leone.
  • He joined the BBC in 1986, served as East Africa correspondent from 1993, and West Africa correspondent from 1997–2002, and won a UN award in 2004 for coverage of post-war Liberia.

“Hence the saving of thousands of Sierra Leonean lives that would otherwise have been at huge risk.”

Sir David Richards, British military commander in Sierra Leone · BBC ↗

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    Mark Doyle dies after short illness

    British journalist Mark Doyle, aged 67, has died after a short illness. He was best known for reporting on African conflicts in the 1990s and 2000s, notably the Rwandan genocide and Sierra Leone's civil war.

    “He stayed longer than any of us. Those who were in that awful place at that awful time will know what Mark Doyle gave for the cause of truth and for the BBC.”
    — Fergal Keane

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