Tributes to Michèle Léridon
Michèle Léridon, former global news director and an iconic AFP journalist, died on Monday at the age of 62. Please send your tributes here if you knew or worked with her.
Lima (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 23:27:13 | Peru president-elect Fujimori promises 'order and hope'
Lima (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 22:20:48 | Fujimori declared winner of Peru presidential runoff
Beirut (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 21:51:22 | Lebanon state media says Israeli strike hits south
Tehran (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 20:35:58 | Iran says 'expert delegation' heading to Qatar this week
Caracas (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 20:13:07 | At least 1,719 dead in Venezuela quakes: new official toll
Stade (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 19:54:55 | Germany shooting suspect was in custody dispute over young daughter
Bratislava (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 18:59:34 | Slovakia sets new temperature record at 41C: weather service
Bratislava (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 18:45:35 | Slovakia sets new temperature record at 40.5C: weather service
Brussels (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 17:58:54 | EU trade chief warns 'status quo not an option' on China deficit
Bratislava (AFP) | 29/06/2026 - 17:37:36 | Slovakia records hottest day on record at 40.5C: weather service
Michèle Léridon, former global news director and an iconic AFP journalist, died on Monday at the age of 62. Please send your tributes here if you knew or worked with her.
AFP’s coverage of the Covid pandemic, the trafficking of Rohingya refugees and pro-democracy protests in Thailand was recognised with five awards at the 25th edition of the annual Human Rights Press Awards, jointly organized by Amnesty International Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Journalists Association.
Bülent Kiliç and Yasuyoshi Chiba awarded by Pictures of the Year.
French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and its Global News Director, Ms Michèle Léridon, have been awarded the European Alliance of News Agencies´ (EANA) 2015 Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality.
AFP photographer Yuri Cortez has won the second place in the "Single News" category for his picture of an overcrowded cell at the Quezaltepeque prison, El Salvador.
Two students have won the first ever AFP Middle East and North Africa (MENA) scholarship for French-language journalism students.
Agence France-Presse and LaPresse conclude a multi-year partnership agreement, effective as of 1 January 2018.
For its 3rd edition, the AFP Africa Scholarship has been awarded to two students from the CESTI Dakar and ISTC Polytechnique Abidjan journalism institutes.