əpˌɑːn ældʒˈɪɹiən ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hɪz hˈoʊmlənd wˈɛɹ, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz fɹʌm tuːnˈiːʒən ˈɛɡzaɪl, hiː fˈaʊndᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs dˈɛs ˌæktʃuːˌælɪtˈeɪz ˈælɡeɪɹˌiənz, ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː wʌz dᵻɹˈɛktɚ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ʌntˈɪl ɪts dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ.
Upon Algerian independence in 1962, he returned to his homeland where, together with his colleagues from Tunisian exile, he founded the Office des actualités algériennes, of which he was director from 1963 until its dissolution in 1974.