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03/04/2025 - 17:12

News organisations gather in Paris to collaborate on securing media provenance

It has never been more important to safeguard authentic news media, say the organisers.
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25/03/2025 - 16:50

Turkey: AFP demands the immediate release of its photojournalist Yasin Akgül

AFP strongly condemns the detention of its journalist and photographer Yasin Akgül and calls for his immediate release. This is a serious attack on the freedom of the media.
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14/02/2025 - 06:45

AFP subsidiary FACTSTORY co-produces documentary ‘Nigeria: Seeds of Hope’

FACTSTORY, an AFP subsidiary, has co-produced the documentary ‘Nigeria: Seeds of Hope’, directed by Judith Rueff and Moïse Gomis, in partnership with ARTE G.E.I.E. and France 24.
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28/01/2025 - 08:04

Co-produced by FACTSTORY, a subsidiary of AFP, the documentary Merckx in the spotlight at the International Film Festival Rotterdam

Directed by Boris Tilquin and Christophe Hermans, the new documentary Merckx dedicated to cycling champion Eddy Merckx, will be presented on Friday 31 January 2025 as a world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. This is a co-production of FACTSTORY, a subsidiary of AFP, in collaboration with the Belgian production companies Ka Visuel and Watertower in co-production with RTBF, ARTE G.E.I.E. and VRTT.
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23/01/2025 - 11:00

Newsflare joins AFP's partner video collections

AFP announces a partnership with video agency Newsflare, which specialises in collecting, verifying and licensing UGC videos.
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16/01/2025 - 01:00

AFP and Mistral AI announce global partnership to enhance AI responses with reliable news content

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Mistral AI have formed a partnership that will provide Mistral's conversational AI assistant, Le Chat, with access to the full range of AFP's text stories. This collaboration will allow users to receive more informed and up-to-date responses, underpinned by content that meets the highest journalistic standards. 
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09/12/2024 - 14:00

Migration in Europe: an interactive guide in 9 languages produced by 6 European press agencies including AFP
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22/10/2024 - 12:00

Photojournalism: The “Marai Photo Grant” is back, with the 2025 edition focused on raising awareness about climate change
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12/10/2024 - 18:00

Palestinian AFP photographer Mahmud Hams wins the Bayeux-Calvados prize for war correspondents

28/09/2024 - 15:00

AFP detects attack on its IT systems
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