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”.
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London (AFP) | 15/01/2026 - 13:07:15 | UK PM says X must make Grok changes 'immediately'
Madrid (AFP) | 15/01/2026 - 12:21:44 | Spain hosted record 97 mn foreign tourists in 2025: minister
Paris (AFP) | 15/01/2026 - 11:55:48 | Iran will 'defend itself against any foreign threat', Iran FM tells Saudi counterpart
Berlin (AFP) | 15/01/2026 - 11:53:06 | Germany says Greenland military mission aims to counter Russia, China 'threats'
Moscow (AFP) | 15/01/2026 - 11:17:57 | Kremlin says Ukraine running out of time to agree to Moscow's peace terms
Kampala (AFP) | 15/01/2026 - 11:08:45 | Uganda president says he had difficulty voting due to technical problems
Copenhagen (AFP) | 15/01/2026 - 11:04:34 | Danish PM says US ambition to take Greenland 'remains intact'
Istanbul (AFP) | 15/01/2026 - 11:03:38 | Turkey opposes military operations against Iran: foreign minister
Istanbul (AFP) | 15/01/2026 - 10:40:39 | Turkey calls for dialogue to resolve Iran unrest: foreign minister
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.