"Problems experienced by a great many African countries in developing their communications media, a process which is inseparable from their economic and social development: illiteracy, linguistic problems, the expanding population — The article concerns in particular the state of the information media in the following countries: Congo-Leopoldville, Guinea, Somaliland and Madagascar — The author deals with the problems concerning information: radio, television, press and concludes that there is still much to be done in this field." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2440, topic code 110.0)