AFP wins top prize at Africa Fact Check Awards
AFP digital investigation reporter Samad Uthman won the coveted “Fact Check of the Year” award in the professional fact-checker category at the Africa Facts Summit, held in Dakar on October 1-2.
Nairobi (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 09:33:29 | 16 dead, 73 injured in Kenya school fire: police source
Limassol (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 07:34:46 | EU top diplomat warns 'not in anybody's interest' for Iran war to continue
Limassol (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 07:25:01 | EU top diplomat warns debate over Ukraine talks envoy is Russian 'trap'
Geneva (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 06:01:06 | Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030: UN
Tehran (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 05:29:43 | Iran Guards say targeted US base in retaliation for strikes: state TV
Kuwait City (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 04:56:39 | Kuwait army says air defences responding to missile, drone attacks
Tehran (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 04:42:07 | Iran forces fired at 4 ships attempting to cross Hormuz: state broadcaster
Washington (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 04:33:21 | US Treasury sanctions Iran authorities overseeing Strait of Hormuz
Sydney (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 04:33:11 | Australian police say charged woman with terrorism over IS links
La Paz (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 04:12:57 | Bolivia in 'rebellion' against government that answers to US: Evo Morales to AFP
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AFP digital investigation reporter Samad Uthman won the coveted “Fact Check of the Year” award in the professional fact-checker category at the Africa Facts Summit, held in Dakar on October 1-2.
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