AFP to auction off 10 NFTs chosen by the public to finance the preservation of its photo archives

AFP is offering a second collection of NFTs from its photographic archives for sale, in association with the Web3 art platform laCollection.io. These digital and unique images were selected by the public during the photo exhibition "Discovering Past Icons" organised by the Agency last autumn.


In autumn 2022, AFP closed its exhibition "Discovering Past Icons" with an auction of the 200 fine art prints displayed and its first NFT collection with three iconic digital editions.

Phil Chetwynd to attend BBC's Trust in News Conference 2023

The third successive BBC's Trust in News global webcast is back this year and will take place in London and Delhi on Thursday, March 30, 2023.


The conference will include a panel with AFP Global News Director Phil Chetwynd at 11.45 am CET on the topic of "Russia & Ukraine – bearing witness. Investigators show how the use of open-source and verification tools help reveal the truth".

A photo exhibition on 35 years of AFP reporting in South Africa

From March 8 to March 31, AFP will exhibit a selection of 25 photos showing its coverage of the country over the past 35 years at the Alliance française in Johannesburg.


The aim of the exhibition is to show how AFP has broadened its coverage, from one mainly focused on politics and breaking news during the terrible years of Apartheid, to a wider one telling the story of a whole country, its way of life, its culture, its sports news, etc.

Ukraine - a year of unprecedented coverage by AFP

Exactly one year ago, AFP reported live from Kyiv’s central Maidan Square that the Russian offensive had begun against Ukraine. Since then, the agency has deployed unprecedented resources to cover this war in the heart of Europe and its consequences for the daily lives of Ukrainians, Russians and people in the rest of the world.


Our selection of AFP videos from 13 to 19 February 2023

Discover the top 5 videos from AFP News Agency EN YouTube channel (13-19 February 2023)


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Destruction in Auckland as storm lashes New Zealand | AFP

Images of a damaged house and road after a tropical storm hits northern New Zealand. A state of emergency was declared in five regions on the North Island, covering almost one-third of New Zealand's entire population of 5.1 million.

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Journalists killed and injured in Lebanon: AFP investigation points to Israeli army strike

An Agence France-Presse investigation into the strike in southern Lebanon on October 13 that killed a Reuters journalist and injured several others, including two from AFP, points to a tank shell used only by the Israeli army in this high-tension border region.

 

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Second Front Systems to Launch Game Warden® Platform on AWS European Sovereign Cloud

Second Front Systems (2F), a Technology Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), today announced that its 2F Game Warden® platform will be available on AWS European Sovereign Cloud. The announcement builds on Second Front's deep technical expertise and proven customer success in delivering security solutions on AWS. Organizations across Europe face complex regulatory requirements, including Germany's C5, and the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and NIS2 Di...

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Turkish father's pain symbolises quake tragedy

It was a moment encapsulating the unspeakable pain of the Turkish earthquake: a father holding his 15-year-old's hand, the only thing visible after her body was crushed by concrete.


A man holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter Irmak, who died in the earthquake in Turkey.

AFP ranks among the top 10 French companies in terms of gender equality

According to a study led by Forbes and Statista last November, AFP gets the 7th place among the 49 French ranked companies, and the 65th place among the 400 worldwide companies overall. AFP is also the first media that appears in the ranking.


This study was based on a survey of approximately 85,000 women working in 400 multinational companies of 36 countries. The women were invited to assess anonymously their employer's performance regarding gender topics such as gender equality on opportunities for advancement and parental leave.

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