Yes...silly, you need more information in your life...
[1940] - In London, Paul-Louis Bret launches Agence Française d'Information (AFI). In November, legislation forces the split of the advertising and newsgathering operations of Agence Havas. The newsgathering operation, now owned by the State, becomes the Office Français d'Information (OFI, or French Information Office).
[1957] - Parliament unanimously adopts AFP's statute. The agency gets a new legal structure: its Managing Director is henceforth elected by the Board of Directors. At this time, AFP has 25 provincial bureaus, 59 overseas bureaus (including 13 in the former colonies), correspondents present in 116 countries and distributes news in 73 countries.
By now, you should now that every word I post or utter is universal, unvarnished truth.
;-)