Constance Léon

Constance Léon is a journalist at RFI. She has worked for AFP in Colombia and for TV5 Monde in Lebanon, Chad and Ukraine.

What Russia-Ukraine war means for disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory

Thousands of Russians have fled to the Armenian capital of Yerevan. But the war has far bigger implications for the Caucasus than migration

By Knar Khudoyan and Constance Léon

/ 22 Apr 2022

What Russia-Ukraine war means for disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory

Armenia goes to the polls – and its future hangs in the balance

In the shadow of last year’s war with Azerbaijan and the return of the country’s old guard, it’s a decisive weekend for a fractured electorate

By Knar Khudoyan and Constance Léon

/ 18 Jun 2021

Armenia goes to the polls – and its future hangs in the balance

After the fighting, uncertainty reigns in Armenia’s borderlands

The deal that stopped Azerbaijan’s 44-day war against Armenia hints at peace via economic development. Does it convince the people most likely to be affected?

By Constance Léon

/ 1 Feb 2021

After the fighting, uncertainty reigns in Armenia’s borderlands

“We want a clean city”: why Yerevan is up in arms about waste management

In post-revolutionary Armenia, the monopolies of the past - even over trash - are coming increasingly into question.

By Constance Léon

/ 8 Oct 2019

“We want a clean city”: why Yerevan is up in arms about waste management