Two AFP photographers among the World Press Photo 2022 regional winners
AFP has won twice in Africa.
Sodiq Adelakun Adekola, a stringer for AFP, won the "Stories" category for his story in Nigeria entitled "Afraid to go to school”.
San Francisco (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 19:04:27 | Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27
Cairo (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 18:35:51 | Egypt hails US terrorist designation for Muslim Brotherhood as 'pivotal step'
Paris (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 18:05:02 | France's Le Pen says had 'no sense of having committed slightest offence'
Paris (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 17:58:00 | At least 734 people killed in Iran protest crackdown: rights group
New York (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 17:01:10 | Boeing annual orders top Airbus for first time since 2018
Washington (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 16:57:38 | US designates Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan as terrorists
Kampala (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 16:51:44 | Uganda internet cut ahead of election: AFP journalists
Berlin (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 16:32:55 | Germany summons Iranian ambassador, demands end to protest crackdown: foreign ministry
Washington (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 16:03:06 | Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, says 'help' on its way
London (AFP) | 13/01/2026 - 15:48:32 | UK govt says summoned Iran ambassador over protest crackdown
AFP has won twice in Africa.
Sodiq Adelakun Adekola, a stringer for AFP, won the "Stories" category for his story in Nigeria entitled "Afraid to go to school”.
The winning picture was taken during the prologue of the Dakar 2023 by the Red Sea in Yanbu.