Africa Check: african Fact-Checking Awards 2017
Journalists from Kenya and Benin took the top prizes at this year’s African Fact-Checking Awards in Johannesburg on Saturday, November 18th
United Nations (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 20:13:56 | UN welcomes last Gaza hostage remains return, urges truce implementation
Washington (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 19:30:39 | Trump doesn't want Americans hurt but blames Democrats: White House
Bunia (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 18:59:49 | 25 farmers killed by IS-linked rebels in DRCongo: local sources
Jerusalem (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 18:48:46 | 'I'm proud of you my son,' father says to returned Gaza hostage's coffin
Jerusalem (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 18:33:40 | 'We can finally say: there are no longer any hostages in Gaza': family forum
Brasília (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 18:30:43 | Lula, Trump discuss 'Board of Peace', agree to meet in Washington: Brazil
Hamburg (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 18:24:49 | 'Level of violence' in US 'worrying', Merz says after Minneapolis shooting
New Delhi (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 18:13:59 | EU, India successfully conclude trade deal: Indian commerce secretary ub/msp
Gaza City (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 18:10:10 | Gaza hospital says received nine Palestinian prisoners from Israel via Red Cross
Jerusalem (AFP) | 26/01/2026 - 17:27:44 | Israel army says kept promise to 'never leave anyone behind' with last Gaza hostage return
Journalists from Kenya and Benin took the top prizes at this year’s African Fact-Checking Awards in Johannesburg on Saturday, November 18th
Reporter Mratt Kyaw Thu has won the 2017 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb prize for his compelling and rigorous coverage of ethnic strife in his native Myanmar, AFP announced on Tuesday.
New guidelines on coverage of violence against women and increased use of women expert sources are among the topics included in a set of initiatives launched by AFP’s Global News Director Michèle Léridon, aimed at improving the way women are represented in the Agency’s content.
Two AFP photographers – Jim Watson and Brendan Smialowski – were awarded at the 2018 ceremony of the WHNPA.