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.

Oliver Darcy, the author of this highly popular newsletter among media professionals, points out that AFP is "one of the few media organizations to maintain a full fledged bureau inside Gaza."

On Saturday 14 November 2023 at 2pm GMT, AFP will be auctioning 200 fine art prints at Quai de la Photo in Paris, and also on drouot.com.

Romain Colas, AFP journalist based in Moscow, is among the nine finalists for the Albert Londres Prize in the category for 'best reporter in the written press,’ set to be awarded at the end of November. Célia Lebur, coordinator of AFP's Digital Investigation division for Francophone Africa, has also been nominated in the ‘best reporting book’ category for the book Mafia Africa, which she co-authored.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is gearing up to cover the Rugby World Cup in France, from 8 September to 28 October 2023, with a robust team of over 90 journalists dedicated to delivering comprehensive text, photography, and video coverage.

Stéphane Delfour, AFP Director of the Bangkok bureau, participated Thursday August 24 in the launch of the "Thai Fact-Checking Network", a network of media and organizations committed to the fight against disinformation in Thailand, under the aegis of the Thai Media Fund (TMF), of which AFP is one of the main partners.

An AFP video journalist was wounded by a drone attack while reporting at a Ukrainian artillery position on Monday, AFP reporters who witnessed the explosion said.

Dylan Collins, a US citizen based in Lebanon but on assignment in Ukraine, sustained multiple shrapnel injuries in the attack in a forested area near Bakhmut.

He was evacuated to a nearby hospital where he was being treated and doctors have said his condition was not life-threatening.

Three AFP digital investigations journalists trained around 30 journalists from Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe and Mozambique in Maputo between 12 and 14 July.

AFP was out in force at the World News Media Congress, organised by WAN-IFRA, the global association of news publishers. The event took place in Taipei on June 28-30, bringing together industry leaders, journalists, and media professionals from around the world.