Pacôme Pabandji - Rory Peck Awards
Conflict in Central African Republic
by Pacôme Pabandji
Peter Cunliffe-Jones, of the AFP Foundation, interviewed on the BBC
Peter Cunliffe-Jones was interviewed by the BBC World Service about the launch by the AFP Foundation and www.africacheck.org of a new awards for the best fact-checking journalism in Africa.
AFP joins sponsors of the Peter Mackler Award
AFP has become a sponsor of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism.
Yasuyoshi Chiba wins second place in the photo category of the Prix Bayeux
The 29ᵉ edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy War Correspondents' Award has awarded second place in the photo category to AFP'S Yasuyoshi Chiba for his coverage of the entry into Mekele on 28 June 2021 of fighters from the Tigray Defense Force, who then recaptured the capital of this rebel province in northern Ethiopia.
The first steps on the Moon, reported live by AFP
Two AFP photographers win World Press Photo 2014 Awards
French AFP photographers Philippe Lopez and Jeff Pachoud have won first prizes in the “Spot News Single” and “Sport Feature Single” categories of the annual World Press Photo Awards.