Media Relations - Alliance With Afribiz.info Strengthens APO's Position as Global Leader in the Dissemination of Africa-related News

DAKAR, Senegal, November 16, 2010 - The African Press Organization (APO) announced today an
alliance with Afribiz.info for the distribution of its economic and
business-related wire service via www.afribiz.info.

Through an agreement with Afribiz.info, the communication and
community portal dedicated to Africa's economy, news issued by enterprises,
governments, NGOs, political organizations and United Nations duty stations
across Africa, concerning the continent's business and economic events and
news will be made available to hundreds of thousands of individuals and
organizations interested or involved in doing business in Africa.

"Through this new partnership with Afribiz.info, we offer to
our Clients a greater visibility of their economic news releases," says
Nicolas POMPIGNE-MOGNARD, APO's Secretary-General.

"This new alliance with Afribiz.info further enriches APO's
portfolio of strategic partners and thus, reinforces our position as global
leaders in the dissemination of Africa-related news", added Nicolas
POMPIGNE-MOGNARD.

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

Afribiz.info www.afribiz.info is part of Afribiz, a
"new economy" communication and community ecosystem which focuses on
promoting increased economic opportunity and successful trade between Africa
and the world, as well as between African countries.

About the African Press Organization (APO):

APO is the global leader in media relation services in or
related to Africa and partners notably with PR Newswire, LexisNexis, A24
Media and Afrik.com. APO has its headquarters in Dakar (Senegal) and its
Regional Office for Europe in Lausanne (Switzerland).

    For more information on APO visit: www.apo-opa.org
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    Contact:
    Carine KAZADI
    Business Development Manager
    Tel.: +41-22-534-96-75 - Skype : apo-opa3
    Email: bdm@apo-opa.org - www.apo-opa.org

Contact: Carine KAZADI, Business Development Manager, Tel.: +41-22-534-96-75 - Skype : apo-opa3, Email: bdm at apo-opa.org