Africa Regional Services (ARS Paris) is the
primary source of French language
program materials for American Cultural Centers
at U.S. embassies throughout francophone Africa.
It is a branch of the Department of
State's Bureau of African Affairs and was established in 1962 as a center for cultural and information programs
and services in French.
Africa News Report :
Official texts,
policy statements, interpretive material, features, and byline articles
by the U.S. Department of State. The material in these newsletters may be
freely reproduced and distributed.