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
Paris (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 21:18:19 | Norway to join France-led nuclear deterrence programme: Macron
Gaza City (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 20:29:02 | Hamas armed wing confirms leader killed in Gaza strike
Jerusalem (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 19:04:35 | Israel army says all areas south of Lebanon's Zahrani River 'combat zones'
Tyre (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 17:18:27 | Strikes hit near south Lebanon's Tyre after Israeli warning
Mexico City (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 17:10:47 | Mexico announces free trade review talks with US: government
Washington (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 17:02:53 | White House says Iran report on draft deal is 'complete fabrication'
Kampala (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 16:15:11 | Uganda shuts DR Congo border over Ebola outbreak: health ministry
Kyiv (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 15:34:41 | Zelensky asked Trump for air defence munitions: letter seen by AFP
Jerusalem (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 15:24:05 | Israeli army issues evacuation order for south Lebanon's Tyre city, surrounding areas
London (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 14:42:00 | Oil prices drop 5% on US-Iran optimism
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.