Paulin Joachim (20 September 1931 – 24 November 2012), also known as Paulin Joachim Branco de Souza, was a Beninese poet, journalist, and editor, who later became a French citizen. He is known for his elegant language and was called "a legend of journalism in Africa".[1]
Born in Cotonou, Dahomey, Paulin was educated in several places including Lyon, France, and by 1971 was a French citizen. He also worked with French poet Philippe Soupault. After his graduation from the École supérieure de journalisme in 1958, he was recruited by Pierre Lazareff for France-Soir newspaper, which allowed him to follow political and intellectual debates on the eve of African independence.[2]
Joachim's two volumes of poetry are Un nègre raconte in 1954 and Anti-grâce in 1967. He was political editor for France-Soir, an editor-in-chief for Bingo magazine, and manager for the African Décennie 2. He is also associated with David Diop.[3] In 2006, he was among the laureates of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for the W. E. B. Du Bois medal.[4]
References
↑ «Paulin Branco de Souza: Joachim dit Bingo! Un dinosaure du journalisme africain se révèle», in Mutations, 20 November 2003 (in French)
↑ Thierry Perret, Paulin Joachim, gentleman-journaliste, in Le temps des journalistes. L'invention de la presse en Afrique francophone, Karthala, Paris, 2005, p.69-70, ISBN9782845866591
