Mehdi Lebouachera appointed AFP’s next Global Editor-In-Chief

Mehdi Lebouachera has been appointed as AFP’s next Global Editor-In-Chief, replacing Sophie Huet, who is taking on a new role developing the agency’s Artificial Intelligence strategy.

Mehdi Lebouachera has been appointed as AFP’s next Global Editor-In-Chief, replacing Sophie Huet, who is taking on a new role developing the agency’s Artificial Intelligence strategy.
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AFP Inaugurates Photo Gallery in Paris with Exclusive Liberation Exhibition

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is set to open its first photography gallery on September 12, debuting with an exclusive exhibition highlighting the liberation of Paris, marking the 80th anniversary of the historic event.


The AFP Gallery, located at 9 Place de la Bourse within the news agency's headquarters, will offer free exhibitions three times a year, with the aim of delivering museum-quality events to the public.

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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.

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.

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.