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20/01/2014 - 13:28

The AFP Foundation & africacheck.org combine to launch the first awards for the best fact-checking journalism in Africa

The AFP Foundation and africacheck.org launch the 'African fact-checking awards' - honouring the journalism that finds the facts and challenges what public figures say
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10/12/2013 - 19:08

The 2014 Budget - Sport and Video the priorities

Chairman Emmanuel Hoog presented the strategic orientations of the agency’s development plan for the years 2014-2018 at a meeting of the AFP board on December 10 2013.

10/12/2013 - 12:24

AFPTV broadcasting live Nelson Mandela memorial ceremonies

AFPTV is providing live coverage from Soweto, Pretoria and Qunu of the memorial ceremonies for Nelson Mandela.
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03/12/2013 - 17:23

AFP photographer’s typhoon image one of Time Magazine’s top ten of 2013

Time Magazine has chosen an image taken by AFP photographer Philippe Lopez of the Philippines typhoon disaster as one of its top ten pictures of 2013.
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02/12/2013 - 16:43

AFP, Hupu team up to launch sports service in China

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Hupu Sports Media Co. are to launch a Chinese language sports service in China.
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18/11/2013 - 18:11

AFP, Fujairah set up photojournalism contest

Agence France-Presse and the Gulf emirate of Fujairah are organising an international photojournalism contest under an agreement signed on Monday.

18/11/2013 - 12:41

AFP Foundation – Twofour54: training partnership agreement signed in Abu Dhabi

The AFP Foundation signed a partnership agreement on Sunday, November 17, with the group twofour54, a hub of media and entertainment content production based in Abu Dhabi, under which it will provide training for journalists working in countries throughout the Gulf region. The training courses will be run by Arabic mother-tongue journalists employed by AFP in the Middle East or North Africa and will focus on enhancing a wide range of professional media skills.
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14/11/2013 - 12:52

AFP to distribute INA video archives

Agence France-Presse is to offer its clients a selection of videos from INA, the world’s leading distributor of TV archives, under a new agreement between the two companies.
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05/11/2013 - 17:13

AFP photographer wins top UK Sports award, three others highly commended

AFP’s Adrian Dennis has won the UK Picture Editors’ Guild sports photographer of the year award, his tenth photo prize of 2013.
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29/10/2013 - 11:15

AFP photographer wins Simon Bolivar Prize

Colombia’s Simon Bolivar Prize has been awarded to AFP photographer Luis Robayo, the second consecutive year a journalist from the agency has won the country’s top photo prize.
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