Based in Dakar the African Press Organization - APO (in French "Organisation de la Presse Africaine") is the leading press release wire in Africa, and the global leader in media relations related to Africa.

APO is partners notably with PR Newswire

PR Newswire

PR Newswire started out in 1954 as a vendor hired by companies and agencies to send out text press releases to the media. Today, PR Newswire is hired by corporations, public relations firms and non-governmental organizations to deliver news and multimedia content...

, LexisNexis

LexisNexis

LexisNexis Group is a company providing computer-assisted legal research services. In 2006 it had the world's largest electronic database for legal and public-records related information...

, Dow Jones Factiva

Factiva

Factiva is a business information and research tool owned by Dow Jones & Company. Factiva aggregates content from both licensed and free sources, and provides organizations with search, alerting, dissemination, and other information management capabilities...

, Comtex, EDD, Afrik-News.com, Afrik.com, A24Media.com, Starafrica.com, Afribiz.info, and BurellesLuce. APO also manage APO-Source

APO-Source

APO-Source - The African News Source is the online database of news releases of the African Press Organization . Started in 2007, APO-Source offers free access to tens of thousands of Africa-related news releases themed by country, industry and subject....

, the first online database of press releases related to Africa.

APO owns a media database of over 25,000 contacts and is the most trusted and important Africa-related news online community. It offers a complete range of media relations tools such as press releases distribution and monitoring, online press conference, webcast, op-ed placement, events promotion, eReputation and media monitoring.

The African Press Organization provides free services to African journalists, innovative communications products to companies and supports many International institutions in their strategic communications.

The African Press Organization has concluded a Headquarters Agreement with the Republic of Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

 and has a Regional office in Europe, located in Lausanne (Switzerland), and Offices in India, located in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

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The current Secretary-General of the African Press Organisation is Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard is currently Secretary-General of the African Press Organization .He also has served as Deputy-President of the Panafrican Press Association in France as well as Special-Adviser to the President of the Panafrican Press Association in France .He was formerly parliamentary...

, both French and gabonese.

The current Executive Director of the African Press Organisation is Eloïne Barry

Eloïne Barry

Eloïne Barry is currently Executive Director of the African Press Organization .Eloïne Barry came to the African Press Organization after serving five years as Media Relations Team Leader at PR Newswire, the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional...

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African media database

The African Press Organization (APO) owns a media database of 25,000 journalists and media professionals who actively follow events in Africa. This media database is selected by country and by topic. APO's media database is rated as the first African media database.

Media relations in or related to Africa

The African Press Organization offers a range of media relations tools including press release distribution, virtual press conference, webcast, events promotion, and media monitoring.

The African Press Organization provides free services to African journalists, innovative communications products to Public authorities and supports various African and International institutions and companies in their strategic communications, including United-Nations, European Commission, Africa Development Bank Group, International Criminal Court, or, for instance, African Union Commission.

The African Press Organization is partner with PR Newswire, LexisNexis, BurellesLuce, Starafrica.com, Afribiz.info, Comtex, Afrik-news.com and Afrik.com.

International Advisory Board

The International Advisory Board of the African Press Organization is chaired by the former President of the Pan-African Parliament, Hon. Dr. Gertrude Mongella, of Tanzania, and welcome representative of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations, Google.org Foundation, Soros Foundation, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, United Nations Foundation, as well as representative from United Nations, World Bank, and high level representative of african media such as the Director General of Panapress, the spokesperson of the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), or the President of The International Federation of Journalists.

Miscellaneous

The African Press Organization does not represent the African journalists and does not intervene in the field of press freedom.

External links

• APO's website
• Online database of press releases related to Africa
• The African Press Organization strengthens its position as a leading African related news distributor Media-Libres.com
• Marketing News: The African Press Organization strengthens its position as a leading African related news distributor marketinguk
• APO partners with PR Newswire Biz-community.com
• LexisNexis to distribute APO wire service Biz-community.com
• The African Press Organization Cements its Position as the Global Leader in Distribution of Africa Related News RedOrbit