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.
Phnom Penh (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 13:24:35 | Cambodia pardons opposition leader Kem Sokha, ex-PM Hun Sen says
Washington (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 13:02:34 | Trump says either 'great and meaningful' deal or 'no deal' with Iran
Yerevan (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 12:25:04 | Rubio to visit Armenia on Tuesday: Yerevan
Kampala (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 12:03:42 | Uganda confirms two new Ebola cases: health ministry
Vatican City (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 11:55:26 | Pope apologises for Church's delay in condemning slavery
Vatican City (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 11:37:03 | Pope calls idea of 'just war' put forward by US 'outdated'
Vatican City (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 11:35:37 | Pope calls for artificial intelligence to be 'disarmed'
Vatican City (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 11:34:32 | Pope warns of 'new forms of slavery' behind AI
Beijing (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 10:17:18 | China's Xi meets Pakistan PM Sharif in Beijing: state media
Tehran (AFP) | 25/05/2026 - 10:06:50 | Iran says charging fees for 'navigational services' through Hormuz
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.