Habiba Dembélé Sahouet is an Ivorian journalist and television presenter.

She is currently presenter of TV news 13 heures

13 heures

13 heures, originally 13 heures, le journal, is France 2's afternoon news program, seen weekdays at 1:00 pm Central European Time in Metropolitan France. It has been broadcast since 1981....

and 20 heures on the La Première (RTI)

La Première (RTI)

La Première is a pioneering terrestrial television channel in Côte d'Ivoire. It has formerly named Radio Télévision Ivoirienne , from 1963 to 1983 but in 1983 a new television channel made it necessary for the channel to be renamed to La Première.-History:It was first broadcast on August 7,...

 main channel, centred in Abidjan

Abidjan

Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...

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On February 11 2008, a fire broke out in the studios while she was filming for 20 heures, forcing her to abandon her presenting and flee the building. The fire destroyed several studios but was generally controlled by firefighters.