Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 Europe PAU (France) - President Macron holds talks on anti-jihadist fight with leaders of five Sahel countries LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LYON (France) - Former priest Bernard Preynat goes on trial for sex abuse (0830 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 17) NÎMES (France) - Flamenco festival (To 19) MILAN (Italy) - Men's fashion week (To 14) TASHKENT (Uzbekistan) - Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visits VALLETTA (Malta) - New PM set to be sworn in VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PEZINOK (Slovakia) - Trial resumes of businessman Marian Kocner, charged with ordering 2018 assassination of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak LONDON (United Kingdom) - Administrative hearing for trial of Hashem Abedi, brother of Manchester Arena bomber BELFAST (United Kingdom) - Deadline for deal to resume power-sharing assembly in Northern Ireland PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Hearing in case of deported Nigerian former state governor James Ibori after money-laundering conviction in UK BRUSSELS (Belgium) - King Philippe holds meeting on formation of a government (0900 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - PM Bettel hosts European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for talks, followed by joint presser (1030 GMT) PARIS (France) - Ex-IAAF chief Lamine Diack and five others on trial over Russia doping scandal (1230 GMT) VIDEO. (To 23) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Film mogul Harvey Weinstein's sex assault trial PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To February 9) HOLLYWOOD (United States) - Oscars nominations announced PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - New Boeing CEO David Calhoun takes office Middle East and North Africa SAUDI ARABIA - Japan's Abe visits Middle East (To 15) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - World Future Energy Summit PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 16) Sub-Saharan Africa LUSAKA (Zambia) - Musician and activist Chama 'Pilato' Fumba in court on charge of unlawful assembly CONAKRY (Guinea) - Opposition plans protest if President Conde does not commit to leaving office at end of second term BAMAKO (Mali) - Trial resumes of former coup leader Amadou Sanogo, accused of murdering 21 soldiers in 2012 LIBREVILLE (Gabon) - Appeal trial of opposition cyber activist Landry Amiang Washington (0800 GMT) Sports SAUDI ARABIA - Dakar Rally VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 17) LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Winter Youth Olympic Games PICTURE. (To 22) ADELAIDE (Australia) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Adelaide Open (To 18) LISBON (Portugal) - Judge decides if Rui Pinto, alleged hacker linked to 'Football Leaks', should face trial TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - Russia's FM Lavrov visits MANILA (Philippines) - Visit by China's Coast Guard chief (0000 GMT) NEW DELHI (India) - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif visits, attends Raisina Dialogue (0530 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO military chiefs gather to discuss decisions taken at London summit VIDEO. (To 15) PARIS (France) - Paris men's fashion week (To 19) PARIS (France) - Euronext annual conference (0730 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB board member Yves Mersch speaks at a banking conference (0830 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - World Economic Forum programme, guest list published (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America DES MOINES (United States) - Democrat TV debate ahead of first presidential primary season contest PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US trade chief Robert Lighthizer hosts talks with EU counterpart Phil Hogan (To 16) Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Future Sustainability Summit (To 15) Latin America GUATEMALA CITY (Guatemala) - President-elect Alejandro Giammattei takes office VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific KABUL (Afghanistan) - Final presidential election results expected to be announced (date to be confirmed) NEW DELHI (India) - Russia's FM Lavrov visits PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - Treason trial opens for Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha (0200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin gives annual address to parliament (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Germany's Destatis statistics body releases initial estimate of 2019 GDP growth. Followed by press conference (0900 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - World Economic Forum releases Global Risks Report 2020 (0900 GMT) VIDEO. STRASBOURG (France) - Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses European Parliament (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US, China sign new partial trade agreement PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. MILWAUKEE (United States) - Trump holds rally in key swing state of Wisconsin (0000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline for one month attempt to build a new government (1000 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - Deadline set to resolve dispute on Ethiopian dam (2300 GMT) GRAPHIC. NIGERIA - 50th anniversary of end of Nigerian civil war MAPUTO (Mozambique) - President-elect Filipe Nyusi sworn in (0700 GMT) VIDEO. THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Singapore court begins hearing first legal challenge against misinformation law (0200 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prince Harry hosts Rugby League World Cup 2021 draws, a week after he left front-line roles WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis publishes final December inflation data (0700 GMT) MONACO (Principality of Monaco) - Monte Carlo International Circus Festival (1200 GMT) (To 26) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB unveils minutes of first monetary policy meeting under new chief Lagarde (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa IN AMENAS (Algeria) - 6th anniversary of the deadly jihadist attack at gas plant Sports SINGAPORE (Singapore) - SMBC Singapore Open Golf Tournament (0800 GMT) (To 19) FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific KOBE (Japan) - 25th anniversary of earthquake that left 6,000 people dead BEIJING (China) - China releases 2019 GDP growth data (0200 GMT) BEIJING (China) - EU ambassador to China gives press conference (0200 GMT) NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar) - China's Xi Jinping expected to make first visit as president (0230 GMT) PICTURE. (To 18) Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Bloomberg reporters on trial over article on Turkey's currency crisis PICTURE. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - International Green Week agriculture fair (1500 GMT) (To 26) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - 100th anniversary of the start of prohibition in the US PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva delivers speech on financial services and inequality (1500 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Honduran president's brother sentenced after drug trafficking conviction (1930 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa TIMBUKTU (Mali) - 'Live together' music and community festival (1600 GMT) VIDEO. (To 19) SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Protest called by Extinction Rebellion at Brussels Motor Show MARANELLO (Italy) - Matteo Salvini holds election rally a week ahead of Emilia-Romagna regional vote (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports WENGEN (Switzerland) - Alpine Ski: 2019/2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup - Wengen: Downhill (men) (1130 GMT) PICTURE. MADRID (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 20: Real Madrid v Sevilla (1500 GMT) VIDEO. SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020 Europe SERBIA - Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany (0900 GMT) PICTURE. North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa COMOROS - General election VIDEO. BANJUL (Gambia) - Opposition threatens protest if President Barrow does not resign (0000 GMT) Sports JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Rugby: Vodacom Super Hero Sunday PICTURE. ADELAIDE (Australia) - Tour Down Under cycling (0200 GMT) (To 26) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 23: Liverpool v Manchester United (1630 GMT) VIDEO. MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Paris haute couture fashion week (To 23) SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES (Spain) - Ex-Catalan police chief on trial for rebellion over failed independence bid RIMINI (Italy) - Exhibition marking centenary of Fellini's birth opens PARIS (France) - Trial of IS recruiter Mourad Fares (To 24) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Conference on Disarmament holds first 2020 session (To March 27) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Hearing in extradition case of British suspect in murder of Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier KOBLENZ (Germany) - German-Afghan army adviser goes on trial over suspicion of spying for Iran (0830 GMT) DAVOS (Switzerland) - IMF releases World Economic Outlook update (1300 GMT) PICTURE. GRAPHIC. Middle East and North Africa DOHA (Qatar) - UN rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery presents findings of working visit Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - UN Global Forum on Migration and Development global summit (To 24) Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To February 2) GRAZ (Austria) - Figure skating: European championships (To 26) TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Court rules on opposition party Future Forward and leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit over alleged plots to overthrow monarchy VIDEO. Europe DAVOS (Switzerland) - World Economic Forum annual meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. (To 24) LONDON (United Kingdom) - 70 years since death of George Orwell LISBON (Portugal) - Police and civil guard officers demonstrate for better wages MANNHEIM (Germany) - ZEW institute publishes January investor confidence survey (1000 GMT) North America VANCOUVER (Canada) - Extradition hearings start for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, wanted in US (0200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 23) NEW YORK (United States) - 50th anniversary of first Boeing 747 flight from New York to London NEW YORK (United States) - Brazilian marketing executive Margulies sentenced over FIFA scandal (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 24: Chelsea v Arsenal (2015 GMT) VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Four men convicted of 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder set to be hanged (0130 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe MADRID (Spain) - FITUR international tourism trade fair (To 26) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Opening arguments in the Harvey Weinstein trial (1430 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - Army officer in court over refusal to remove her Islamic headscarf from under her military beret Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Bolivia's ex-president Morales announces candidates for his country's election (2100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - World Holocaust Forum - Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial marks 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Latin America CUERNAVACA (Mexico) - March to protest wave of violent crime in Mexico LIVE VIDEO. Sports MONACO (Principality of Monaco) - Auto, WRC: Monte-Carlo rally PICTURE. (To 26) FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Chinese New Year holiday (To 30) Europe PARIS (France) - 100 years since death of painter Amedeo Modigliani DUBLIN (Ireland) - Extradition hearing for lorry driver Eamonn Harrison, wanted in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the UK Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - 60th anniversary of Algerian War's 'week of barricades' Sports KITZBÜHEL (Austria) - Alpine Ski: 2019/2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup - Kitzbühel (1030 GMT) (To 26) PARIS (France) - Basketball: NBA - Regular season: Charlotte v Milwaukee (2000 GMT) SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020 Europe MÁLAGA (Spain) - Goya Awards ceremony, Spain's main film awards (1700 GMT) PICTURE. Latin America BRUMADINHO (Brazil) - First anniversary of Brumadinho dam disaster VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports KITZBÜHEL (Austria) - Alpine Ski: 2019/2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup - Kitzbühel: Downhill (men) (1030 GMT) VALENCIA (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 21: Valencia v Barcelona (1500 GMT) Misc. WORLD - Chinese New Year GRAPHIC. VIDEO. PICTURE. WORLD - World Leprosy Day SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Indian Republic Day North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Grammy Awards gala VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. Latin America LIMA (Peru) - Congressional elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 Europe OSWIECIM (Poland) - 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Trial of Hashem Abedi, brother of Manchester Arena bomber MUNICH (Germany) - Ifo institute publishes monthly business confidence survey (0900 GMT) Misc. WORLD - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020 Europe SILIVRI (Turkey) - Hearing of Turkish businessman and 15 other activists resumes PICTURE. VIDEO. LILLE (France) - International Cybersecurity Forum PICTURE. (To 30) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. (To 29) Middle East and North Africa ORAN (Algeria) - 60th anniversary of Algerian War's 'week of barricades' TEL AVIV (Israel) - Cybertech Global conference (0730 GMT) (To 30) Sports SCHLADMING (Austria) - Alpine Ski: 2019/2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup - Schladming: Slalom (men) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament votes to ratify the new Brexit deal GRAPHIC. NUREMBERG (Germany) - Pollsters GfK publish monthly consumer confidence survey (0700 GMT) PARIS (France) - Verdict expected in trial of three Femen activists who tried to reach Trump's motorcade during his visit (0800 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - President Steinmeier, Israeli counterpart Rivlin give speeches at parliamentary session in homage to victims of Nazism (1100 GMT) North America WILDWOOD (United States) - President Trump hosts a Keep America Great rally (0000 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - 2020 Commercial Space Transportation Conference (To 30) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa GABORONE (Botswana) - Appeals court hears opposition bid to nullify results of October's election THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020 Europe STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - H&M annual results 2019 ANGOULÊME (France) - International Comics Festival (To February 2) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Deutsche Bank posts full-year results for 2019 (0600 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Royal Dutch Shell annual results (0800 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis releases preliminary January inflation reading (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US GDP 4th quarter (1st estimate) and full-year (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Emergency law in place since 2015 due to expire Latin America NICARAGUA - Belgian-born student leader Amaya Coppens and 15 other opponents go to trial VIDEO. Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Cycling: Cadel Evans Great Ocean road race (0200 GMT) (To February 2) FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK leaves the EU (2300 GMT) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. (To February 1) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - 40th anniversary of Medecins du Monde charity Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open: Day 13 FRANCE - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 1 (To 2) GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Alpine Ski: 2019/2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup - Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Downhill (men) (0000 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 22: Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (1500 GMT) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - BAFTA awards ceremony North America MIAMI GARDENS (United States) - Super Bowl final, with Jennifer Lopez, Shakira headlining halftime show PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Sports MELBOURNE (Australia) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open: Day 14 LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 25: Tottenham v Manchester City (1630 GMT) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belgium court to rule on new European arrest warrant for Puigdemont and other exiled Catalan pro-independence politicians (1300 GMT) North America DES MOINES (United States) - US presidential primary season begins with voting in the Iowa Caucuses PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW men's fashion week fall-winter 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 5) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020 Europe MARSEILLE (France) - Euromaritime European sea and river industry trade fair (To 6) YALTA - 75th anniversary of Yalta Conference, with Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at end of WWII (To 11) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump delivers annual State of the Union address PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - Cricket, 1st ODI South Africa vs England (0800 GMT) PICTURE. Misc. WORLD - World Cancer Day GRAPHIC. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 Europe AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - Court hearing on Tunisia extradition request for Belhassen Trabelsi, brother-in-law of ex-dictator Ben Ali (1300 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Spotify quarterly results (1100 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US publishes monthly trade balance data (1330 GMT) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC hearing on Ivory Coast's ex-president Gbagbo's request for unconditional release GRAPHIC. PARIS (France) - L'Oreal annual results 2019 PARIS (France) - Total annual results 2019 WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis publishes December industrial orders data (0700 GMT) North America KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (United States) - Launch of Solar Orbiter, a joint NASA/ESA mission (0315 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW women's fall-winter 2020 (To 13) WASHINGTON (United States) - Sentencing of Trump confidant Roger Stone for lying, witness tampering FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - World's largest collection of whisky to go on sale (To 17) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis publishes December industrial production data (0700 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Statistics authority Destatis publishes December trade data (0700 GMT) North America MANCHESTER (United States) - Democrats hold TV debate days ahead of first US presidential primary PICTURE. VIDEO. OTTAWA (Canada) - Canada releases latest jobs figures (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US job creation and unemployment data (1330 GMT) Sports DURBAN (South Africa) - Cricket, 2nd ODI South Africa vs England PICTURE. CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - Tennis superstars Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal play exhibition game (1800 GMT) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Delhi election seen as key popularity test for PM Modi's party after nationwide protests against citizenship law PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports PARIS (France) - Judo: Paris Grand slam (To 9) FRANCE - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 2 (To 9) GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) - Alpine Ski: 2019/2020 Women's Alpine Ski World Cup - Garmisch-Partenkirchen (0000 GMT) (To 9) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020 North America HOLLYWOOD (United States) - Oscars night, the biggest event in the movie industry's calendar PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. WHEELING (United States) - 70 years since senator Joseph McCarthy launched communist witch hunt Sub-Saharan Africa YAOUNDÉ (Cameroon) - General and municipal elections ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - African Union summit (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 10) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Vinexpo Paris, a major trade event for the wine and spirits industries to showcase, plan orders and network (0900 GMT) (To 12) PARIS (France) - Appeals hearing for Equatorial Guinea vice president Teodorin Obiang against a three-year suspended jail term on a conviction of using public money to fund a jet-set lifestyle in Paris (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RAMAT GAN (Israel) - International Diamond Week (1000 GMT) (To 12) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Singapore Airshow, one of Asia's biggest aviation events (0000 GMT) VIDEO. (To 16) Europe STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler releases 2019 financial results at annual press conference (0630 GMT) North America MANCHESTER (United States) - New Hampshire stages first primary of US presidential campaign PICTURE. VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Samsung Electronics unveils new products at 'Unpacked' event (1900 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - 30 years since Nelson Mandela was freed from jail Sports TUNJA (Colombia) - Tour Colombia 2020 (2000 GMT) PICTURE. (To 16) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 Europe MINSK (Belarus) - Fifth anniversary of Minsk 2 accords between pro-Moscow rebels and Kiev SOCHI (Russia) - Russian Investment Forum (To 14) BERLIN (Germany) - Public conference on the future of Berlin's Tegel airport after the long-delayed BER airport is open (0900 GMT) Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Hearing on French extradition request for Chilean man suspected of murdering ex-girlfriend in France Sports ANTHOLZ (Italy) - Biathlon: IBU world championships (To 23) afp