Emmanuel Gonce appointed Chief Information Officer at AFP
AFP announces the appointment of Emmanuel Gonce as Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will take up his position on June 8.
Seoul (AFP) | 02/08/2026 - 07:00:46 | South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C: weather agency
Moscow (AFP) | 02/08/2026 - 06:55:38 | Russia says intercepted 635 Ukrainian drones overnight
Washington (AFP) | 02/08/2026 - 04:21:31 | Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes
Havana (AFP) | 02/08/2026 - 02:13:25 | Five of Cuba's 15 provinces without power due to grid failure: utility
Caracas (AFP) | 02/08/2026 - 00:31:32 | Venezuela transition talks to start in person next week: govt
Moscow (AFP) | 01/08/2026 - 22:53:40 | Deadly blast at Moscow restaurant a bombing: investigators
Lima (AFP) | 01/08/2026 - 21:52:18 | 13 dead after small plane carrying tourists crashes in southern Peru: police
Paris (AFP) | 01/08/2026 - 20:40:53 | France's fires are 'today under control', says PM
Moscow (AFP) | 01/08/2026 - 20:10:49 | Explosion near Moscow cafe kills three: police
Jerusalem (AFP) | 01/08/2026 - 18:07:52 | Israeli military says killed several Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon
AFP announces the appointment of Emmanuel Gonce as Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will take up his position on June 8.
Agence France-Presse (AFP), with the support of the L'Oréal Group, announces the launch of a new photography exhibition and dialogue series, “Unbounded Voices”, showcasing the lives of different women across the Balkans. Opening on May 19, 2026, at the French Institute in Belgrade, the exhibition aims to capture the everyday realities of women from Tirana to Banja Luka.
The 2026 Marai Photo Grant winners have been announced.
Vast tracts of Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans have been cleared for plantations supplying a maker of "carbon-neutral" packaging, an investigation by AFP and The Gecko Project has found.
AFP’s board approved the 2025 accounts at its meeting of April 16, 2026.
Loïc Venance and Valéry Hache have been honoured at the 2026 edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards, organised by the International Sports Press Association.
The famous photojournalism competition has announced the regional winners of its 2026 edition. AFP photographer Luis Tato has been recognised in the Stories category for Africa for his coverage of Madagascar's protests.
April 2 is the International Fact-Checking Day, a celebration to acknowledge the tireless work done by organisations across the world to promote information integrity and fight disinformation and manipulation, in a time of mounting pressures.

Spectee and AFP have entered a partnership to bring Spectee’s crisis-related user generated content (UGC) to AFP’s global customer base.