Nessrin Ali Ahmad and Christy-Belle Geha, winners of the first AFP MENA scholarship
Two students have won the first ever AFP Middle East and North Africa (MENA) scholarship for French-language journalism students.
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Two students have won the first ever AFP Middle East and North Africa (MENA) scholarship for French-language journalism students.
Agence France-Presse and LaPresse conclude a multi-year partnership agreement, effective as of 1 January 2018.
For its 3rd edition, the AFP Africa Scholarship has been awarded to two students from the CESTI Dakar and ISTC Polytechnique Abidjan journalism institutes.
Agence France-Presse has renewed its partnership with La Gacilly Photo Festival. For this 18th edition, entitled PLEIN NORD, taking place from July 1 to October 31, two AFP photographers, Olivier Morin and Jonathan Näckstrand, will exhibit their Nordic collections on environmental themes.
AFP scored a world scoop by publishing a new and very concerning draft report from UN climate experts. The report serves as the international reference document to measure how the planet is warming.
Starting date: June 1, 2023 Deadline for applications: April 14, 2023 Location: Warsaw, Poland
Reporter Mratt Kyaw Thu has won the 2017 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb prize for his coverage of ethnic strife in his native Myanmar.
THE ARAB SPRING, THE DSK AFFAIR, THE LONDON RIOTS, THE SOCIALIST PRIMARIES - THESE AND OTHER MAJOR NEWS STORIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE EXTENT TO WHICH MONITORING SOCIAL NETWORKS HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF JOURNALISTS' WORK, INCLUDING NEWS AGENCY REPORTERS PROVIDING BREAKING NEWS.
Indra Group (MAD:IDR): • The fourth-quarter order intake in 2025 totaled €8.329 billion, raising the full-year backlog to €16.083 billion (122% more than in 2024). The Defence backlog stood at €11.336 billion, far exceeding the target of more than €10 billion set for 2026. • Revenues increased by 13% in 2025 with respect to 2024, with double-digit year-on-year rises in Defence, ATM and Mobility Revenues recorded a 28% year-on-year rise in the final quarter of the year • EBITDA and EBIT re...