AFP signs historic company agreement
Washington (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 14:05:43 | US Treasury Secretary says chance of Hormuz deal with Iran by Wednesday
Madrid (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 14:05:05 | Spain says 72,000 migrants entered Ceuta, 70,000 returned
Doha (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 13:11:07 | Qatar blames Israel for delayed implementation of Gaza peace plan
Doha (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 12:42:52 | Mediator Qatar says efforts 'ongoing' for Iran-US resolution
Sanaa (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 12:26:25 | Yemen's Houthis say attacked southern Saudi airport
Lille (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 11:57:05 | Nearly 160 migrants rescued after boat catches fire during Channel crossing: French officials
Istanbul (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 11:26:49 | Turkish ministry denounces attacks on two ships in Black Sea
Paris (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 11:18:50 | July was France's hottest month on record: weather service
Beirut (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 10:23:42 | Hezbollah leader says no objection to meeting with Syrian authorities
Beirut (AFP) | 04/08/2026 - 10:03:31 | Lebanon's negotiations with Israel bring 'shame and humiliation': Hezbollah
Seven AFP photojournalists win awards at the 74th Pictures Of the Year international (POYi).
The 2017 World Press Photo jury awarded prizes to three AFP photo journalists.
With the French presidential election approaching, AFP is taking part in two initiatives aimed at fighting fake news. The Agency is joining initiatives by the First Draft network, which is launching the CrossCheck project, and Facebook, with its fact checking tool that is incorporated into the social network.
At the 20 December 2016 Meeting of AFP's Board of Directors, Chairman and CEO Emmanuel Hoog presented a business development plan focusing on two priorities: video and corporate. AFP will also build up its range of live products in line with its objective of being, now more than ever, the real time news agency.
Journalism students across the continent will be able to enter the African Fact-Checking Awards next year, organisers announced late Thursday, as they named reporters from Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon as winners of the top fact-checking prizes this year.
Will Vassilopoulos, AFP stringer since 2011, has won the prestigious Rory Peck Award which each year recognises the work of the best freelance video journalists.
Independent Afghan TV news station Tolo has won the 2016 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize for its consistently fearless work reporting in one of the world's most dangerous countries.
AFP photographers have swept the 2016 Spot News awards, and have also received distinctions in the Feature and News Picture Story categories.