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12/09/2016 - 11:54

AFP : Grégory Berthelot appointed deputy managing director and financial and administrative director

Grégory Berthelot has been appointed as deputy managing director and financial and administrative director of AFP, replacing Fabrice Lacroix who has taken over as managing director.
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01/09/2016 - 23:09

Fabrice Lacroix appointed as managing director of AFP

Fabrice Lacroix has been appointed as managing director of AFP, taking over from Rémi Tomaszewski.
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01/09/2016 - 16:54

Visa d’Or awarded to AFP photographer Aris Messinis

AFP photographer Aris Messinis has received the Visa d’Or for news at the 28th international Visa pour l’Image photo festival in Perpignan for his coverage of migrants landing on the beaches of Lesbos.
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22/08/2016 - 12:25

AFP exhibition featured at Visa pour l’Image 2016

From 27 August to 11 September 2016, the International Photojournalism Festival in Perpignan will showcase Aris Messinis’s coverage of migrants landing on the beaches of the Greek island of Lesbos.
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28/07/2016 - 12:28

Exceptional AFP editorial and technical deployment for the Rio Olympics

An AFP team of more than 185 accredited staff will provide text, photo, video, infographics and videographics coverage of the first Olympic Games to be held in South America. As a recognised Olympic agency, AFP will have privileged access.

18/05/2016 - 18:16

Euro/Olympics: AFP plans exceptional deployment to provide live coverage of this summer’s major sports events
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03/05/2016 - 18:23

Stéphane Marcovitch appointed sales and marketing director of AFP

29/04/2016 - 12:28

AFP launches 2016 Kate Webb Prize for frontline journalism in Asia

Global news agency AFP has launched the 2016 Kate Webb Prize for Asian journalists doing exceptional work in difficult or dangerous conditions in the region.
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15/04/2016 - 00:27

AFP adopts two new charters on Editorial Standards and Ethics

Last April 12, Agence France-Presse has adopted a new charter that sets down the Agency’s values, as well as a set of editorial standards and best practices in a context of digital revolution.
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15/04/2016 - 00:21

AFP board approves 2015 accounts at its meeting on 12 April 2016
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