Topshots of the Week (15-21 April, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (15-21 April, 2023).
Beijing (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 06:09:07 | China's Xi calls for 'all out' rescue operations after floods
Tokyo (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:52:14 | Japan coast guard says expelled Chinese ships from waters near disputed islands
Beijing (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:49:49 | China's Xi calls for 'all out' rescue operations after floods, landslides
Sydney (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:36:44 | Solomon Islands lodges 'strong protest' with China over missile test
Moscow (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:25:56 | Ukraine fired over 400 drones towards Moscow ahead of NATO summit: mayor
London (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 02:11:26 | Oil tanker hit by 'unknown projectile' in Strait of Hormuz region: maritime agency
Washington (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 01:23:26 | US concerned by China nuclear buildup after missile launch
Seoul (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 01:17:29 | Samsung Electronics says Q2 operating profit likely rose more than 1,800%
Montreal (AFP) | 06/07/2026 - 22:29:16 | Canada has chosen Germany's TKMS to build new fleet of submarines: Carney
Caracas (AFP) | 06/07/2026 - 21:21:40 | Death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes rises to 3,535: official
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (15-21 April, 2023).
On April 20, 2023 the exhibition "Quoi de neuf à l'Est" ("What's new in the East") was launched at cultural centre CWB in Kinshasa. The exhibition shows the work of Alexis Huguet, AFP photojournalist based in Kinshasa, which focuses on the wave of violence in eastern DRC from 2018 to 2023.
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (21-28 April, 2023).
AFP and the Web3 art platform LaCollection have announced that a second collection of digital editions (NFT) of press photos from the agency's archives will go on sale in April 2023.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is pleased to announce that Michael Mainville has taken up his role as the new Asia-Pacific Regional Director as of April 3rd, 2023.
Debunking misinformation and publishing fact checks is essential but a new, unprecedented, project will soon help us understand better the disinformation phenomenon. “Narratives Observatory combatting Disinformation in Europe Systemically” or NODES is a pilot project set up by seven research and media partners including AFP, coming from four European countries and co-funded by the European Commission.
The Audio Marketplace (TAM), the first European B2B platform for multilingual professional audio content, will officially launch on September 16 as part of the European Audio Dataspace (EAD) project, coordinated by Agence France-Presse (AFP) with support from the European Commission.
AFP has the largest network in the world of expert journalists in charge of digital investigations. AFP’s fact-check service is covering 36 countries. In Asia alone, 11 countries and territories in five languages, including English, Thai, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malay and Burmese. Burmese is the 14th language to be added to the AFP Fact Check website.