AFP Asia-Pacific welcomes Michael Mainville as its new regional director
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is pleased to announce that Michael Mainville has taken up his role as the new Asia-Pacific Regional Director as of April 3rd, 2023.
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Agence France-Presse (AFP) is pleased to announce that Michael Mainville has taken up his role as the new Asia-Pacific Regional Director as of April 3rd, 2023.
Xsolla, a leading global video game commerce company, has introduced 11 new local payment methods in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. These payment methods include Fawry Cash, Aman, Masary, Momken, Vodafone Wallet, Orange Cash Wallet, and Mobile & Banking Wallets in Egypt; Sadad in Saudi Arabia; eFAWATEERcom in Jordan; and STC Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) in Bahrain. These strategic additions reflect Xsolla’s commitment to providing game developers and publishers with the too...
Debunking misinformation and publishing fact checks is essential but a new, unprecedented, project will soon help us understand better the disinformation phenomenon. “Narratives Observatory combatting Disinformation in Europe Systemically” or NODES is a pilot project set up by seven research and media partners including AFP, coming from four European countries and co-funded by the European Commission.
Valeo Foods Group, one of Europe’s leading producers of quality sweets, treats and snacks, has successfully acquired the Italian sweet bakery producer Freddi Dolciaria S.p.A (“Freddi”), accelerating growth in South-West European region and enhancing its position in the bakery sector. Freddi is an Italian sweet bakery company founded in 1949 by Luigi Freddi and headquartered in Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy. Specialising in sponge cakes, Freddi has an established presence in both the Italia...
AFP has the largest network in the world of expert journalists in charge of digital investigations. AFP’s fact-check service is covering 36 countries. In Asia alone, 11 countries and territories in five languages, including English, Thai, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malay and Burmese. Burmese is the 14th language to be added to the AFP Fact Check website.
AFP is currently a partner in 14 European projects focused on fact-checking, innovation, media collaboration, data journalism, and the development of content-exchange platforms.