Bertrand Eveno elected AFP president & CEO
Re-elected as AFP chairman on October 24, 2003.
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Claude Roussel elected AFP president & CEO
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Roger Bouzinac elected AFP president & CEO
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Headquarters transformed
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Satellite transmission from the field
AFP journalists can transmit their production from the field via Inmarsat. This 40 kg piece of equipment is very useful when there are no telecommunications links, particularly in war zones.
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Agence Française Indépendante (AFI) founded in London by Paul-Louis Bret
Paul-Louis Bret considers that AFI can represent what remains of free French public opinion, with the capacity to criticise the Vichy regime. The AFI reaches an agreement with the British Ministry of Information and Reuters to broadcast a daily French language service of around 10,000 words across free Europe.
The Agency moves to Place de la Bourse, Paris
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Succession
Charles-Guillaume and Auguste Havas take over the Agency’s management from their father.
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