Media Neighbourhood and Belarus university-in-exile to host human rights conference in Vilnius
November 27, journalism students conference is part of an EU-funded project
Beirut (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 12:31:17 | Lebanese army warns residents of border villages to wait before returning
Kyiv (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 12:12:36 | Zelensky says two Russian drones 'deliberately' targeted Kyiv's monastery quarter
Paris (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 12:01:10 | UNESCO condemns attack on landmark Kyiv cathedral, fears 'significant damage'
Manila (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 11:52:04 | 6.2-magnitude quake strikes off southern Philippines: USGS
Beirut (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 11:45:24 | Lebanon's Aoun hopes US-Iran deal will put 'definitive end' to Israel-Hezbollah war
Geneva (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 11:28:38 | MSF warns of 'dangerous gaps' in Ebola response in DR Congo
Tehran (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 11:21:42 | Iran's Fars news agency says Hormuz maritime fees added to US deal last minute
Geneva (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 10:52:49 | Iran executed 18 protesters in 2026: UN
Geneva (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 10:39:33 | At least 2,300 killed this year in Haiti gang violence: UN
Geneva (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 10:31:13 | Sudan drone strikes killed over 1,000 in first five months of 2026: UN
November 27, journalism students conference is part of an EU-funded project
Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Hupu Sports Media Co. are to launch a Chinese language sports service in China.
With the launch of fact-checking operations in Bulgaria and Hungary in March 2021, following Romania in November 2020, AFP has consolidated its position as the world’s leading agency in digital investigation.
AFP's video production triumphs again at the AIB Media Awards 2021.
Time Magazine has chosen an image taken by AFP photographer Philippe Lopez of the Philippines typhoon disaster as one of its top ten pictures of 2013.
- Yasuyoshi Chiba - first prize in the "People in the news" category,
- Massoud Hossaini - second prize in the "Spot News" category,
- Pedro Pardo - third prize in the "Contemporary Issues" category
Find out more
AFPTV is providing live coverage from Soweto, Pretoria and Qunu of the memorial ceremonies for Nelson Mandela.
At its meeting on 14 April 2021, AFP’s Board of Directors approved the accounts for the 2020 financial year, the second year of implementation of the Agency’s transformation plan and of the new “Contract of objectives and means” that governs its relationship with the French State until 2023.
The French Parliament adopts the AFP Statute, guaranteeing its editorial independence, global presence and
financial autonomy. The CEO is now elected by a Board of Directors.
Chairman Emmanuel Hoog presented the strategic orientations of the agency’s development plan for the years 2014-2018 at a meeting of the AFP board on December 10 2013.