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10/02/2022 - 19:00

Getty Images and AFP sign multi-year renewal of video partnership

Longstanding partnership continues to provide video creators around the world with unrivalled video coverage of news and lifestyle.
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21/09/2021 - 12:50

AFP strengthens its coverage of the Maghreb

AFP is strengthening its coverage of the strategically important Maghreb region, by launching a dedicated regional centre and boosting its network of journalists on the ground.
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16/09/2021 - 14:31

“The Poisoning”: an AFP documentary podcast on the Navalny saga

Alexei Navalny is arguably the most divisive figure in Russian politics, and certainly President Vladimir Putin’s most determined and well-known opponent. He was nearly poisoned to death in August 2020 in Siberia, and is now in a highsecurity prison. In a five-part documentary podcast, AFP takes you through the events -- worthy of a spy novel -- that have been unfolding for more than a year in Russia.
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25/08/2021 - 16:08

AFP photographers take centre stage at Visa pour l’Image 2021

AFP is presenting four exhibitions, including a retrospective of coverage of 10 years of civil war in Syria, at the 33rd edition of the International Festival of Photojournalism Visa Pour l’Image in Perpignan, from 28 August to 26 September.
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24/08/2021 - 12:09

‘‘The Analogue Years’’: AFP’s first photo auction

AFP is launching its first-ever auction with some 200 photos from its analogue photography collection, offering a rare opportunity to buy unique prints capturing important historic moments.
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13/07/2021 - 18:05

Julie Leplus appointed AFP Head of Sales France

AFP’s Group Sales and Marketing Department has appointed Julie Leplus as Head of Sales for France.
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31/05/2021 - 15:45

AFP Extends Digital Verification Into Finnish And Greek

AFP extended this month its European fact-checking network into Greece, Cyprus and Finland, consolidating its position as the world’s leading agency in digital investigation.
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27/05/2021 - 18:13

David Millikin appointed North America Sales and Marketing Director

Brings long North America experience to developing AFP’s regional business.
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27/05/2021 - 10:39

AFP wins three european projects to fight disinformation

The European Commission has selected global news agency AFP following a public bid to participate in three European hubs aimed at fighting disinformation in France, Eastern Europe and the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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25/05/2021 - 19:10

AFP launches MediaConnect, a subsidiary serving PR professionals and journalists

MediaConnect, an AFP subsidiary, will offer an innovative service that will facilitate and simplify relations between journalists and public relations professionals from businesses, institutions and NGOs.
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