Palestinian AFP Photographer Mahmud Hams Wins Visa d’Or News Award

Palestinian AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize on Saturday for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza. The prize, one of the most prestigious in the field of photojournalism, is supported by the Visa pour l’Image Association - Perpignan.


Amidst the bombings, with death ever-present and the constant fear of being targeted, Mahmud Hams, who has worked for AFP for over two decades in the Palestinian territories, has relentlessly continued to document the war ignited by Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

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Reuters journalist dead, AFP reporters among 6 wounded in south Lebanon

A Reuters journalist was killed Friday and six others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera were wounded while working in southern Lebanon, the three news organisations said.


A group of journalists from different media outlets were near Alma al-Shaab close to the border with Israel when they were caught up in cross-border shelling, one of the two wounded AFP correspondents said.

A Lebanese security source had told AFP that initial Israeli shelling followed an infiltration attempt by a Palestinian faction from the Lebanese side of the border.

Thirteen organizations, including AFP, are collaborating within the CEDMO consortium to counter disinformation more effectively

The consortium is led by Charles University in Prague and the international multidisciplinary team includes AFP and Bellingcat.


CEDMO (Central European Digital Media Observatory) has been operating since 2021 with the help of fact checkers, social science and technology researchers, and investigative journalists to analyze and understand the impact of digital transformation on society.

AFP photographer Christina Assi carries the Olympic Flame in honour of journalists killed on duty

AFP photographer Christina Assi, who was severely injured on assignment last October in Lebanon, will carry the Olympic Flame on Sunday, 21 July, in Vincennes, France, "to pay tribute to those who have fallen" while doing their job as journalists, she explained.

AFP photographer Christina Assi, who was severely injured on assignment last October in Lebanon, will carry the Olympic Flame on Sunday, 21 July, in Vincennes, France, "to pay tribute to those who have fallen" while doing their job as journalists, she explained.
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AFP’s 2022 results: 5% growth in commercial revenues, new tensions on costs

At its meeting on 20 April 2023, AFP's Board of Directors approved the accounts for the 2022 financial year, which confirm the Agency's continued financial recovery.

At its meeting on 20 April 2023, AFP's Board of Directors approved the accounts for the 2022 financial year, which confirm the Agency's continued financial recovery.
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AFP to auction off 10 NFTs chosen by the public to finance the preservation of its photo archives

AFP is offering a second collection of NFTs from its photographic archives for sale, in association with the Web3 art platform laCollection.io. These digital and unique images were selected by the public during the photo exhibition "Discovering Past Icons" organised by the Agency last autumn.

AFP is offering a second collection of NFTs from its photographic archives for sale, in association with the Web3 art platform laCollection.io. These digital and unique images were selected by the public during the photo exhibition "Discovering Past Icons" organised by the Agency last autumn.

Ukraine - a year of unprecedented coverage by AFP

Exactly one year ago, AFP reported live from Kyiv’s central Maidan Square that the Russian offensive had begun against Ukraine. Since then, the agency has deployed unprecedented resources to cover this war in the heart of Europe and its consequences for the daily lives of Ukrainians, Russians and people in the rest of the world.

Exactly one year ago, AFP reported live from Kyiv’s central Maidan Square that the Russian offensive had begun against Ukraine. Since then, the agency has deployed unprecedented resources to cover this war in the heart of Europe and its consequences for the daily lives of Ukrainians, Russians and people in the rest of the world.
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