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”.
Kuwait City (AFP) | 05/04/2026 - 01:29:59 | Kuwait military says air defences responding to missile, drone attacks
Jerusalem (AFP) | 05/04/2026 - 00:58:14 | Iranian missiles fired towards Israel: Israeli military
Tehran (AFP) | 04/04/2026 - 22:18:20 | Iran command rejects Trump's 'helpless, nervous' ultimatum
Jerusalem (AFP) | 04/04/2026 - 20:51:59 | Israel army urges evacuation near Syria-Lebanon crossing ahead of strikes
Tehran (AFP) | 04/04/2026 - 20:40:17 | Iran official says five killed in strikes on petrochemical hub
Jerusalem (AFP) | 04/04/2026 - 19:42:41 | Israel army says identified missile launched from Yemen
Tehran (AFP) | 04/04/2026 - 19:06:32 | Iran says Iraq shipping free to cross Strait of Hormuz
Jerusalem (AFP) | 04/04/2026 - 18:55:42 | Israeli military says soldier killed in Lebanon fighting
Jerusalem (AFP) | 04/04/2026 - 17:53:31 | Blasts over Jerusalem after Iran missiles detected: AFP journalists
Washington (AFP) | 04/04/2026 - 17:03:55 | US arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Soleimani
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.