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.
Adamuz (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 14:48:03 | Spain PM declares three days of mourning over deadly train accident
Jerusalem (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 14:29:41 | Second baby declared dead after incident forces evacuation of Israel nursery: hospital
Jerusalem (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 14:17:51 | Baby declared dead after incident forces evacuation of Israel nursery: doctor
Berlin (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 14:12:10 | Merz says wants to meet Trump in Davos, 'avoid escalation' on trade
Berlin (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 13:49:12 | Trump's threatened tariffs would hurt both US and Europe: German leader
Kabul (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 13:42:05 | Deadly blast hits Kabul hotel: Afghan police, govt
Brussels (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 13:35:01 | Trump's 'peace board' aims for 'enduring peace' worldwide: document seen by AFP
Brussels (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 13:28:28 | Trade tensions are 'downside risk' to global economy: IMF chief economist to AFP
Geneva (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 13:19:39 | Soaring Iran executions suggests 'tool of state intimidation': UN
Karachi (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 13:16:44 | Death toll from weekend blaze at Pakistan mall hits 21: rescuers
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’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.
Bülent Kiliç and Yasuyoshi Chiba awarded by Pictures of the Year.
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 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.
Two students have won the first ever AFP Middle East and North Africa (MENA) scholarship for French-language journalism students.
Agence France-Presse and LaPresse conclude a multi-year partnership agreement, effective as of 1 January 2018.
For its 3rd edition, the AFP Africa Scholarship has been awarded to two students from the CESTI Dakar and ISTC Polytechnique Abidjan journalism institutes.
Agence France-Presse has renewed its partnership with La Gacilly Photo Festival. For this 18th edition, entitled PLEIN NORD, taking place from July 1 to October 31, two AFP photographers, Olivier Morin and Jonathan Näckstrand, will exhibit their Nordic collections on environmental themes.