"The development of this agency since January 1951 as an independent press agency on a cooperative basis proves that it is possible to set up a press agency in a young nation in a short space of time. Structure and activities of the agency, contracts for the exchange of information, agreements with the national association of journalists concerning the various sectors of work." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 169, topic code 131)