Press releases

Access the RSS feed

19/09/2026 - 16:17

AFP CEO EMMANUEL HOOG OUTLINED THE AGENCY’S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR BRAZIL DURING A NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 1 TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA

HOOG, AFP’S CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CONFIRMED THE AGENCY’S INTENTION TO SPEED UP DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MARKETS IN BRAZIL AND FURTHER AFIELD IN LATIN AMERICA, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH NEW PRODUCTS AND BY STRENGTHENING THE EDITORIAL CONTENT IN PORTUGUESE. “BRAZIL IS AT THE CROSSROADS OF FOUR AFP PRIORITIES: INTERNATIONALISATION, VIDEO, MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND SPORT,” HE SAID.

19/09/2026 - 16:17

AFP LAUNCHES SPORT DIRECT IN ENGLISH, A WIRE DEDICATED TO ILLUSTRATED SPORTS BRIEFS

AFP launched in London Tuesday the English version of Sport Direct, a multimedia venture which brings together the Agency's unrivalled sports coverage network and its award-winning international photo service. Until now, it has only been available in French.

19/09/2026 - 16:17

AFP JOURNALISTS’ GUIDE TO USING SOCIAL NETWORKS

THE ARAB SPRING, THE DSK AFFAIR, THE LONDON RIOTS, THE SOCIALIST PRIMARIES - THESE AND OTHER MAJOR NEWS STORIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE EXTENT TO WHICH MONITORING SOCIAL NETWORKS HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF JOURNALISTS' WORK, INCLUDING NEWS AGENCY REPORTERS PROVIDING BREAKING NEWS.

19/09/2026 - 16:17

AFP JOURNALIST SARA HUSSEIN WINS THE BAYEUX-CALVADOS WAR CORRESPONDENTS AWARD IN THE YOUNG REPORTER CATEGORY

THE ARAB SPRING WAS THE MAIN THEME OF THE 18TH EDITION OF THE BAYEUX-CALVADOS WAR CORRESPONDENTS AWARD HELD FROM OCTOBER 3-9,<br>AND AFP PHOTOGRAPHER PEDRO PARDO TAKES THE SECOND PLACE IN THE PHOTO CATEGORY

19/09/2026 - 16:17

AFP CONFIRMS PIONEERING ROLE IN HD

AFP EXTENDS HD VIDEO PRODUCTION - ALREADY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH AND GERMAN - TO SPANISH

19/09/2026 - 16:17

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS: AFP LAUNCHES ITS iPAD APPLICATION IN ENGLISH

AFP is launching its iPad application in English at the annual conference of the Online News Association; a new offering, free of charge, providing access to a selection of fast, accurate news from around the world.

19/09/2026 - 16:17

London-based Carl Court was named News Photographer of the Year at the UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards 2011 on Tuesday

The jury praised a series of pictures shot by 35-year-old Carl for AFP. They included a series of pictures of the student riots in London, another shows a demonstrator calling for the release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and another is of a policeman caught in the act of moving a cat away from the doorstep of 10 Downing Street with his boot.

19/09/2026 - 16:17

AFP and Japanese news agency JIJI Press have extended an historic collaboration that goes back decades

AFP’s global news coverage in text, photos, and graphics will continue to be made available to Japanese clients via JIJI Press, under an agreement signed in Paris by AFP Chairman and CEO Emmanuel Hoog and JIJI President Masahiro Nakato last wednesday.

19/09/2026 - 16:17

AFP BOARD MEETING

“We must secure public funding for the Agency”

19/09/2026 - 16:17

AFP and Xinhua have signed an agreement on mobiles

AFP will supply the Chinese news agency Xinhua with photos for its multimedia telco products in the fast growing Chinese mobile market, under an agreement signed by the two agencies.