Media Relations - The African Press Organization Announces an Alliance With Comtex, the Leading Provider of Real-Time Content for Investors

DAKAR, Senegal, November 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The African Press Organization (http://www.apo-opa.org ) announced today an alliance with Comtex News Network, Inc. (http://www.comtex.com ) for the distribution of its Africa-related wire services via Comtex.com.

Through an agreement with Comtex, the leading provider of real-time content for investors, news releases issued by enterprises, governments, political and economical organizations, NGOs and United Nations duty stations across Africa concerning the continent's economical, political, legal and social events and news will be made available to thousands of professionals worldwide.

"Through this new partnership with Comtex, we shall be providing a greater visibility of our clients' news releases ( http://www.apo-opa.org/en/our-clients), in particular to the global business community," says Nicolas POMPIGNE-MOGNARD, APO's Secretary-General.

"This new alliance with Comtex further enriches APO's portfolio of strategic partners, and thus, reinforces our position as global leaders in the dissemination of economic news related to Africa," added Nicolas POMPIGNE-MOGNARD, considering that the African Press Organization has proved once again to be the mouthpiece of the African economy across the world and continues to strengthen its position as the global leader in the distribution of Africa-related news.

According to the President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, the dissemination of economic information related to Africa participates in the development of the African continent.

The African Press Organization is already engaged in active partnerships with PR Newswire, global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators (http://www.prnewswire.com ), LexisNexis, the worldwide leader in legal and News & Business information ( http://www.lexisnexis.com ), BurellesLuce, a 120-year-old media-monitoring service provider located in the U.S. (http://www.burrellesluce.com ), A24 Media, Africa's first online delivery site for material from journalists, African broadcasters and NGOs from around the continent ( http://www.a24media.com ), Afrik.com, the first web source of francophone African news, receiving over five million visitors each month ( http://www.afrik.com ), Afrik.news.com, The English section of Afrik.com ( http://www.afrik-news.com ), and Afribiz.info, a media outlet that provides information about doing business and investing in Africa. ( http://www.afribiz.info).

Comtex News Network, Inc. is a leading news aggregation service that has successfully provided satisfied customers with customized news and content for more than two decades. A leading provider of compelling and useful electronic real-time news and content, Comtex has developed the methods and technology to meet constantly shifting demands of publishers and clients. http://www.comtex.com

About the APO

APO is the global leader in media relation services in or related to Africa and partners notably with PR Newswire, LexisNexis. APO has its headquarters in Dakar (Senegal) and its Regional Office for Europe in Lausanne (Switzerland).

    http://www.apo-opa.org

    Contact :

    Jennipher TAMBADOU
    Business Development Manager
    Tel.: +221-33-829-64-33 - Skype : apo-opa5
    Email: [email protected] - http://www.apo-opa.org

SOURCE African Press Organization - APO

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