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Irish Independent
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘I'm an anti-war photographer' – Cork-born Pulitzer Prize winner speaks of the anguish of conflict
Ivor Prickett won the top prize for his work photographing the Sudan War. Today at 01:00 A photographer who recently won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for his work covering one of the world's bloodiest conflicts for the New York Times has spoken this week of the 'idyllic childhood' he enjoyed coming of age in Fermoy. Ivor Prickett's halcyon childhood in the Cork town was in stark contrast with the brutal circumstances of life for the children of Sudan he witnessed in his time there.
The Journal
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
Irish journalists win Pulitzer Prize for international news coverage of war in Sudan
TWO IRISH JOURNALISTS, Declan Walsh and Ivor Prickett, have won the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the ongoing civil war in Sudan. The Pulitzer Prizes for journalism were announced at Colombia University in New York last night, with the New York Times picking up four awards. Declan Walsh and the staff of the New York Times picked up the international reporting award for their coverage of the conflict in Sudan, which included reporting on foreign influence and the lucrative gold trade fueling it. Declan Walsh, originally from Co Mayo, is the chief Africa correspondent for the New York Times. He is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. Ivor Prickett, a Cork-born photojournalist, was also a part of the award-wining team. Each winner receives a certificate and $15,000 (€13,200) in cash. Advertisement In a statement on social media, Walsh described it as 'an immense honour' to win the award. An immense honor to be awarded the @PulitzerPrizes for our work on Sudan. — Declan Walsh (@declanwalsh) May 6, 2025 'We were up against formidable entries from the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post,' he added. Walsh started his career in journalism with the Business Post in Dublin, before moving to Nairobi, Kenya, in 1999 to report on sub-Saharan Africa as a freelance reporter. In 2004 he moved to Islamabad, Pakistan, covering Pakistan and Afghanistan for The Guardian. He joined The New York Times in 2011 as the Pakistan bureau chief. The Pakistani authorities expelled him from the country in May 2013 for unspecified reasons. He has been based in Kenya since 2020, and was previously shortlisted for an Orwell Prize. Ivor Prickett has previously been nominated for several Pulitzer Prizes across several categories – including in 2018, when he was nominated for breaking news photography for his coverage of ISIS in Iraq. The Pulitzer Prizes praised the best in journalism from 2024 in 15 categories. Winners were also announced in eight arts categories including books, music and theater. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
New York Times
08-03-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here's What It Will Lose.
The United States is cutting almost all its spending on aid. The biggest loser will be Africa. For years, sub-Saharan Africa has received more U.S. aid money than any other region — except for 2022 and 2023, when the United States came to Ukraine's aid after the Russian invasion. In 2024, $12.7 billion of $41 billion in American foreign assistance went straight to sub-Saharan Africa, and billions more went to global programs — including health and climate initiatives — for which Africa was the main beneficiary. Practically all of that aid is set to disappear in the wake of President Trump's decision to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. The cuts are expected to undo decades of efforts to save lives, pull people out of poverty, combat terrorism and promote human rights in Africa, the world's youngest, fastest-growing continent. Trump officials have accused the agency of waste and fraud. In his speech to Congress on Tuesday, Mr. Trump railed against aid to Africa, saying the United States was spending millions to promote L.G.B.T.Q. issues 'in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of.' The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that U.S.A.I.D. and the State Department must pay contractors as much as $2 billion for work already completed, but the ruling will have little affect on the wider consequences of eliminating most U.S. foreign assistance. Image War damage in Sudan. The United States was the biggest donor last year to Sudan, where it funded over 1,000 communal kitchens to feed starving people fleeing a brutal civil war. Credit... Ivor Prickett for The New York Times Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
