The Fulani: An AFP Special Investigation
An AFP special report by Celia Lebur, Florian Plaucheur & Luis Tato available June 26 on AFP Forum : event number EFF58
London (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 13:27:00 | Blaze at London kosher store 'not believed to be suspicious': Fire Brigade
Tehran (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 12:27:56 | Iran says US, Israel goal still to overthrow Islamic republic
Vientiane (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 12:13:48 | 5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave found alive: rescuers
Rome (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 12:08:38 | Spanish PM sees 'no reasons' to withdraw support for graft accused predecessor Zapatero
Geneva (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 11:36:35 | Ebola-hit DRC facing 'catastrophic collision of disease and conflict': WHO chief
Beirut (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 11:12:52 | Hezbollah says clashed with Israeli troops north of Lebanon's Litani river
Seoul (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 11:02:16 | South Korea says to summon Iran ambassador for protest at attack on ship
Verden an der Aller (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 11:01:16 | German far-left militant jailed for 13 years for robberies
Budapest (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 10:49:30 | Hungary lawmakers vote to stop Orban-initiated ICC exit
London (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 09:44:35 | Fire reported at kosher store in London's Golders Green: UK media
An AFP special report by Celia Lebur, Florian Plaucheur & Luis Tato available June 26 on AFP Forum : event number EFF58
For the second year in a row, AFP will be a partner of Women in Media, a joint initiative by the Women’s Forum and Deloitte aimed at giving women a stronger media voice and promoting the image of women as experts and professionals in both traditional and digital media. As part of the Women’s Forum Global Meeting, to be held in Deauville from 16 to 18 October 2013, Women in Media will offer intensive one-on-one coaching workshops as well as practical seminars conducted in partnership with AFP, Facebook, France Médias Monde, Slate.fr, voxfemina and the TF1 group.
AFP chairman Emmanuel Hoog and global news director Michèle Léridon expressed their "horror" and "indignation" over this "attack of unprecedented violence on the French press." They also expressed their "greatest solidarity and support for their colleagues at Charlie Hebdo who have been so cruelly attacked."
The staff of Agence France-Presse are shocked and outraged by the barbaric attack against the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly in Paris. Our thoughts go out to the victims of this despicable crime against freedom of expression, unprecedented in France, as well as to their families and colleagues. We voice our complete solidarity with Charlie Hebdo and hope our fellow journalists at the publication will be able to continue doing their job.
Christine Buhagiar, 53, has been appointed deputy head of video responsible for international development, based in London. A graduate of the CFJ and the Institut d’Études Politiques in Paris, Christine has a long experience in video. After serving on the French desk and in the political and economic reporting services, she was responsible for the AFP service that supplied video to Bloomberg TV in 2000 and 2001.
AFP photojournalist Bülent Kiliç received first and third prizes in the category Spot News Single at the annual World Press Photo Awards.
Iraqi and Kurdish female refugees will have the chance to tell their stories thanks to a five-day workshop to be run in Erbil, Iraq, from March 1 to 5 by the AFP Foundation and Chime for Change, the campaign which raises funds and awareness to empower women and girls around the world.
Philippe Massonnet appointed Asia-Pacific director Philippe Massonnet, 56, was Agence France-Presse global news director from 2009 to 2014. He began his career in 1981, working as a freelance journalist in China for the press and television from 1985 to 1989.