APO Group

APO (formerly known as African Press Organization) owns and manages Africa Wire® and MENA Wire®, the press release distribution services dedicated to Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 2007, APO Group is the sole press release wire in Africa, and the global leader in media relations related to Africa and the Middle East. APO owns a media database of over 180,000 contacts in Africa and the Middle East. It offers a range of media relations tools such as press release distribution and monitoring, online press conference,webcast, op-ed placement, events promotion, eReputation and media monitoring. APO provides free services to African and Middle Eastern journalists, communications products to companies and supports many International institutions in their strategic communications. APO is Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and has offices in Senegal, Dubai and Hong Kong.