Agence France-Presse (AFP) is gearing up to cover the Rugby World Cup in France, from 8 September to 28 October 2023, with a robust team of over 90 journalists dedicated to delivering comprehensive text, photography, and video coverage.

Stéphane Delfour, AFP Director of the Bangkok bureau, participated Thursday August 24 in the launch of the "Thai Fact-Checking Network", a network of media and organizations committed to the fight against disinformation in Thailand, under the aegis of the Thai Media Fund (TMF), of which AFP is one of the main partners.

An AFP video journalist was wounded by a drone attack while reporting at a Ukrainian artillery position on Monday, AFP reporters who witnessed the explosion said.

Dylan Collins, a US citizen based in Lebanon but on assignment in Ukraine, sustained multiple shrapnel injuries in the attack in a forested area near Bakhmut.

He was evacuated to a nearby hospital where he was being treated and doctors have said his condition was not life-threatening.

Three AFP digital investigations journalists trained around 30 journalists from Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe and Mozambique in Maputo between 12 and 14 July.

AFP was out in force at the World News Media Congress, organised by WAN-IFRA, the global association of news publishers. The event took place in Taipei on June 28-30, bringing together industry leaders, journalists, and media professionals from around the world.

AFP is an official partner of the 10th annual conference of the IFCN (International Fact-Checking Network), which will be taking place in Seoul, South Korea from June 28th to the 30th.

The 2023 edition of News Xchange, the annual meeting of the international media industry, is currently taking place in Dublin. AFP will take over the emblematic Gravity Bar in Dublin at the Guinness Storehouse on Monday, June 19 from 8 pm for an evening of networking, and will take part in conferences on Tuesday, June 20.