About Agence France-Presse

AFP is one of the three great worldwide news agencies, delivering fast, accurate, gripping coverage of the events shaping our world from wars and conflicts to diplomacy, politics, sports and the latest breakthroughs in health, science and technology.

With a team of 4,000 people spread across more than 165 countries, AFP covers the world 24 hours a day, every day.

Tracing its history back to the world´s first news agency, founded by Charles-Louis Havas in 1835, AFP is still at the forefront of the news business, providing coverage in multimedia, video, text, photographs and both static and animated graphics.

AFP is the trusted source of news for thousands of television, radio, Internet, newspaper and corporate clients, delivering 5,000 written dispatches in French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic along with 30 video stories, up to 3,000 photos and 80 news graphics every day.

Combining deep local knowledge and a global reach, AFP manages its news operations from the main headquarters in Paris and from regional centers in Washington, Hong Kong, Nicosia and Montevideo.

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