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.

Two students have won the first ever AFP Middle East and North Africa (MENA) scholarship for French-language journalism students.

"American Democracy Tested": AFP exhibition launches at Estação Imagem Festival

Held at the Centro Cultural Penedo da Saudade, the exhibition brings together 41 of AFP's top images of events that have recently shaken the US: the storming of the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters, the Black Lives Matter protests, and the siege at the Michigan statehouse amongst others. Featuring images from 21 photographers, it is one of eight large-format present at the photojournalism festival, which will culminate with the Estação Imagem Award.

AFP shocked after targeting of media building in Gaza

"AFP stands in solidarity with all the media whose offices were destroyed in Gaza," said AFP Chairman Fabrice Fries. "All parties involved in the conflict need to respect the media's freedom to report on events."

"We are profoundly shocked the offices of media organisations would be targeted in this way," said AFP's Global News Director Phil Chetwynd.

AFP wins prize at the Istanbul Photo Awards 2021

AFP photographer Yuri Cortez has won the second place in the "Single News" category for his picture of an overcrowded cell at the Quezaltepeque prison, El Salvador.

AFP photographer Yuri Cortez has won the second place in the "Single News" category for his picture of an overcrowded cell at the Quezaltepeque prison, El Salvador.
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