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As a BBC correspondent, Fergal Keane reported on news of conflict and genocide from around the world.

He has since spoken and written about the effects of his exposure these events and the resulting PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).

Fergal Keane is a proud father and an award-winning journalist and author. He is one of the BBC’s most distinguished correspondents. Among the awards he has received are the Emmy, BAFTA and the George Orwell Prize for literature. He is an Honorary Fellow of the British Academy.

He has written several best selling books. His most recent work ‘Wounds’ won the Christopher Ewart Biggs Memorial Prize and was Irish non-fiction book of the year. His book on the Rwandan genocide, Season of Blood: Rwandan Journey, won the 1995 Orwell Prize.

In January 2020, the BBC announced that Fergal was stepping back from his role as BBC News Africa Editor to recover from the effects of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), the result of three decades of reporting on the atrocities of genocide and on conflict zones around the world.  He has appeared in an acclaimed documentary ‘Fergal Keane: Living with PTSD.” A book on his experience of war trauma – ‘The Madness’ – was published by Harper Collins in October 2022. Among his passions are history, fishing, and his Labrador/Spaniel cross ‘Deilo.’

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