AFP announces a series of appointments
A series of appointments: Global news management and international appointments
San Francisco (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 14:58:31 | OpenAI raises $110 billion, including $50 billion from Amazon
Malmö (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 14:41:36 | France warns of 'provocation' if Russian drone buzzed aircraft carrier
Beijing (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 14:34:27 | China urges citizens in Israel to strengthen preparedness: state media
Paris (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 13:58:08 | Macron says EU move on Mercosur deal a 'bad surprise'
Berlin (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 13:55:38 | German FM hails EU move on 'historic' South America trade deal
Accra (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 12:58:46 | Ghana says 55 nationals killed fighting in Ukraine
Kyiv (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 12:58:37 | Ukrainian, Slovak leaders hold call amid energy spat: Kyiv
Beijing (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 12:44:08 | China tells citizens to avoid travelling to Iran
Geneva (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 12:43:36 | 'Urgent action' needed to prevent all-out civil war in South Sudan: UN
Paris (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 12:25:13 | French agriculture minister says regrets EU move on Mercosur deal
A series of appointments: Global news management and international appointments
From September 1 to 16 the international photo festival Visa Pour l’Image will pay tribute to AFP photographers in Africa with exhibitions featuring the work of John Wessels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luis Tato’s coverage of the Kenyan elections and an evening screening of Mohamed Abdiwahab’s coverage of Somalia. Also featured will be Brendan Smialowski’s coverage of the White House, and there will be a tribute to Shah Marai who was killed in an attack in Kabul last April.
The easily accessible platform which draws on the resources of the news agencies AFP, DPA and ANSA, has been supplying videos, images, texts and graphic content about the European Union for 12 months.
Games Explorer, an iPhone APP on the London Olympics, won a silver award for mobile application of the Year athe Asian Digital Media Awards 2012 organised by WAN-IFRA in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday