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Africa: Rare Images of Sudan War Reap Africa Laurels in 2026 World Press Photo Contest
Amsterdam / Omdurman -- Syrian-French photojournalist Abdulmonam Eassa has been named as one of the winners in the 2026 World Press Photo Contest, for emotive images captured in Sudan while covering the war for the French magazine Le Monde, making him eligible to win the 2026 World Press Photo of the Year.
During two reports for "Le Monde" in 2024 and 2025, the photographer travelled across the country where one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, linked to the civil war, is raging. He received the prestigious award this Thursday, April 9.
On 9 April, Franco-Syrian photojournalist Abdulmonam Eassa received the World Press Photo Award in the category "Stories", for his report "War in Sudan, a nation trapped", made in October 2024 and December 2025 for Le Monde. During two reports in October 2024 and December 2025, photographer Abdulmonam Eassa and journalist Eliott Brachet left for the daily journey through the country of the two Nils, where one of the most serious contemporary hum…
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