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25/11/2016 - 11:48

Afghan news channel wins AFP Kate Webb Prize

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.
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04/11/2016 - 17:56

AFP signs partnership agreement with Hong Kong University Journalism School

Agence France-Presse and Hong Kong University journalism school on Friday signed an extensive partnership agreement that includes internships, joint editorial projects and the publication of the Agency’s ethics guidelines in Chinese
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27/10/2016 - 18:18

Appointments at AFP

21/10/2016 - 19:47

AFP-Services selected to provide coverage of the MTV Africa Music Awards

AFP-Services is proud to have been selected as the exclusive photo provider for coverage of the MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016 as well as the provider for video highlights for the International broadcast market.
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27/09/2016 - 17:00

AFP exhibit at the Bayeux-Calvados War Correspondents Awards depicts migrants’ long journey across Europe

“Refugees across Europe” is an exhibition of the work of 16 AFP photographers who followed migrants from June 2015 to July 2016, from the Turkish-Syrian border to the Channel tunnel entrance.
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12/09/2016 - 11:54

AFP : Grégory Berthelot appointed deputy managing director and financial and administrative director

Grégory Berthelot has been appointed as deputy managing director and financial and administrative director of AFP, replacing Fabrice Lacroix who has taken over as managing director.
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01/09/2016 - 23:09

Fabrice Lacroix appointed as managing director of AFP

Fabrice Lacroix has been appointed as managing director of AFP, taking over from Rémi Tomaszewski.
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01/09/2016 - 16:54

Visa d’Or awarded to AFP photographer Aris Messinis

AFP photographer Aris Messinis has received the Visa d’Or for news at the 28th international Visa pour l’Image photo festival in Perpignan for his coverage of migrants landing on the beaches of Lesbos.
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22/08/2016 - 12:25

AFP exhibition featured at Visa pour l’Image 2016

From 27 August to 11 September 2016, the International Photojournalism Festival in Perpignan will showcase Aris Messinis’s coverage of migrants landing on the beaches of the Greek island of Lesbos.
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28/07/2016 - 12:28

Exceptional AFP editorial and technical deployment for the Rio Olympics

An AFP team of more than 185 accredited staff will provide text, photo, video, infographics and videographics coverage of the first Olympic Games to be held in South America. As a recognised Olympic agency, AFP will have privileged access.