Tributes to Michèle Léridon

Michèle Léridon, former global news director and an iconic AFP journalist, died on Monday at the age of 62. Please send your tributes here if you knew or worked with her.

Michèle Léridon, former global news director and an iconic AFP journalist, died on Monday at the age of 62. Please send your tributes here if you knew or worked with her.

AFP won several awards at the 25th Human Rights Press Awards

AFP’s coverage of the Covid pandemic, the trafficking of Rohingya refugees and pro-democracy protests in Thailand was recognised with five awards at the 25th edition of the annual Human Rights Press Awards, jointly organized by Amnesty International Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Journalists Association.

AFP’s coverage of the Covid pandemic, the trafficking of Rohingya refugees and pro-democracy protests in Thailand was recognised with five awards at the 25th edition of the annual Human Rights Press Awards, jointly organized by Amnesty International Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Journalists Association.

AFP and its Global News Director, Michèle Léridon receives European News Agency Award

French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and its Global News Director, Ms Michèle Léridon, have been awarded the European Alliance of News Agencies´ (EANA) 2015 Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality.

French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and its Global News Director, Ms Michèle Léridon, have been awarded the European Alliance of News Agencies´ (EANA) 2015 Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality.

AFP wins prize at the Istanbul Photo Awards 2021

AFP photographer Yuri Cortez has won the second place in the "Single News" category for his picture of an overcrowded cell at the Quezaltepeque prison, El Salvador.

AFP photographer Yuri Cortez has won the second place in the "Single News" category for his picture of an overcrowded cell at the Quezaltepeque prison, El Salvador.

Nessrin Ali Ahmad and Christy-Belle Geha, winners of the first AFP MENA scholarship

Two students have won the first ever AFP Middle East and North Africa (MENA) scholarship for French-language journalism students.

Two students have won the first ever AFP Middle East and North Africa (MENA) scholarship for French-language journalism students.

AFP and LaPresse in multi-year partnership agreement

Agence France-Presse and LaPresse conclude a multi-year partnership agreement, effective as of 1 January 2018.

Agence France-Presse and LaPresse conclude a multi-year partnership agreement, effective as of 1 January 2018.
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Aminatou Lamarana Diallo and Patrick-William Yao win 3rd AFP Africa Scholarship, in partnership with AFD

For its 3rd edition, the AFP Africa Scholarship has been awarded to two students from the CESTI Dakar and ISTC Polytechnique Abidjan journalism institutes.

For its 3rd edition, the AFP Africa Scholarship has been awarded to two students from the CESTI Dakar and ISTC Polytechnique Abidjan journalism institutes.
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