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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Brussels (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 11:52:33 | EU opens in-depth probe into China subsidies for energy giant Goldwind
Paris (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 11:30:31 | French prosecutors say have summoned Elon Musk as part of X probe
Addis Ababa (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 11:29:46 | Ethiopia PM says ex-ally Eritrea committed 'mass killings' in Tigray war
Paris (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 11:08:40 | French prosecutors say have summoned Elon Musk as part of X probe
Geneva (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 11:02:29 | WHO appeals for $1 bn for world's worst health crises in 2026
Moscow (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 10:54:56 | Kremlin warns of 'dangerous' moment as US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire
Moscow (AFP) | 03/02/2026 - 10:53:17 | Russia says India has not said it will halt oil purchases
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.