AFP announces a series of appointments
A series of appointments: Global news management and international appointments
Brussels (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 13:20:45 | EU chief says looks forward to 'working together' with Bulgaria vote winner Radev
Tokyo (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 13:05:43 | Japan warns of 'huge' earthquake after powerful tremor
Beirut (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 12:58:37 | Israel talks aim to end hostilities, occupation: Lebanon president
Beijing (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 12:36:36 | Xi tells Saudi prince passage through Hormuz 'should be maintained': state media
Moscow (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 11:50:17 | Kremlin welcomes Bulgaria vote-winner Radev's call for dialogue
Ljubljana (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 11:12:01 | Slovenian liberal Golob says has failed to form government
Tokyo (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 10:49:57 | Japan records 80-centimetre tsunami after powerful quake: JMA
Tokyo (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 10:07:05 | 7.4-magnitude quake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued: JMA
Tehran (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 09:58:44 | Iran foreign ministry says US not serious about pursuing diplomacy
Beijing (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 09:55:09 | China warns US, Japan, Philippines against 'playing with fire' over joint drills
A series of appointments: Global news management and international appointments
From September 1 to 16 the international photo festival Visa Pour l’Image will pay tribute to AFP photographers in Africa with exhibitions featuring the work of John Wessels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luis Tato’s coverage of the Kenyan elections and an evening screening of Mohamed Abdiwahab’s coverage of Somalia. Also featured will be Brendan Smialowski’s coverage of the White House, and there will be a tribute to Shah Marai who was killed in an attack in Kabul last April.
The easily accessible platform which draws on the resources of the news agencies AFP, DPA and ANSA, has been supplying videos, images, texts and graphic content about the European Union for 12 months.
Games Explorer, an iPhone APP on the London Olympics, won a silver award for mobile application of the Year athe Asian Digital Media Awards 2012 organised by WAN-IFRA in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday