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26/06/2025 - 21:06

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.

26/06/2025 - 21:06

AFP, Antara to launch Bahasa Indonesia news products

Agence France-Presse and Indonesia's national news agency Antara signed an agreement Tuesday to launch multimedia services in the Indonesian language.

26/06/2025 - 21:06

AFP appoints Christophe Vogt and Eric Baradat to the editor in chief’s office

Christophe Vogt, 45, has been appointed deputy chief news editor. He joined AFP in 1995 as correspondent in Frankfurt where he covered the Bundesbank. As a reporter in Paris over the next decade, he covered economics, including notably the birth of the euro currency.

26/06/2025 - 21:06

AFP’s Sales and Marketing Group Director Erik Monjalous is leaving the Agency at the end of September

Over his five years at AFP, Erik Monjalous implemented a policy of diversifying and adapting sales for new platforms and new media.

26/06/2025 - 21:06

AFP joins Connect Program

International news agency AFP joins Alcatel-Lucent and 64 member companies to gain new vantage points and develop next generation concepts

26/06/2025 - 21:06

AFP tightens rules on using social networks

The Arab revolutions from Tunisia to Yemen have underscored the importance of the social networks for newsrooms the world over. Therefore in the context of current events in Syria, AFP is painstakingly collecting and verifying data from the social networks on a daily basis.

26/06/2025 - 21:06

AFP chairman denounces attack on Amman bureau in letter to Prime Minister

AFP Chairman Emmanuel Hoog wrote to Jordan's Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit on Thursday to denounce an attack on the agency's Amman office and the fierce criticism by the authorities of bureau chief Randa Habib and her staff. The attack on the bureau on Wednesday came a day after a demonstration outside the building to protest the publication of a report of an attack on a convoy carrying King Abdallah II, which was denied by the authorities.

26/06/2025 - 21:06

AFP sends big team to cover G8 in Deauville

AFP has put together a strong team to cover the G8 summit in Deauville

26/06/2025 - 21:06

AFP chairman talks media future with US counterparts

Emmanuel Hoog, AFP's chairman and chief executive officer, wound up a US tour over the weekend involving talks with US counterparts on how news organizations are adapting to the rapidly evolving landscape of new mobile and Internet media platforms.

26/06/2025 - 21:06

Colman Murray appointed Global Brand Director of AFP-Relaxnews

South Africa-based Murray, 46, will be responsible for coordinating and promoting the business development and marketing of AFP-Relaxnews within AFP. AFP-Relaxnews is the world’s first newswire dedicated to lifestyle and leisure, the result of a strategic partnership between the two agencies.