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
Kathmandu (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 07:54:37 | Nepali rapper Balendra Shah sworn in as prime minister: AFP
Hanoi (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 06:41:57 | Vietnam police bust multi-billion dollar crypto operation
New Delhi (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 06:19:28 | India slashes fuel taxes due to Mideast war shortages: finance minister
Sydney (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 04:29:44 | Third major Australian LNG plant hit by cyclone outage: Woodside
Hanoi (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 03:52:41 | Vietnam waives green tax to cut petrol prices by a quarter: trade ministry
Tehran (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 03:24:18 | Iran Guards say carried out attacks on Israel and US forces in Gulf
Tokyo (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 03:05:59 | Japan confirms plan to boost coal-fired power to ease energy crunch
Jerusalem (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 02:27:29 | Israel military says carried out 'wide-scale' strike on Tehran
Mexico City (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 01:49:11 | Mexico's navy says two boats ferrying aid to Cuba are missing
Beirut (AFP) | 27/03/2026 - 01:23:30 | Explosions heard from south Beirut as local media report Israeli strike
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.