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- 28 May 2015
Ecobank Chooses APO for Press Release Distribution in Africa
African Press Organization (APO), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, has announced it has been selected as exclusive supplier for…
- 24 May 2010
APO, LexisNexis Ink Wire Service Deal
The African Press Organization (APO) has announced an alliance with LexisNexis® ( www.lexisnexis.com ) to distribute its wire service via nexis.com in a move to cement its position as the global…
- 18 Sept 2013
APO Triples Press Release eMail Distribution Capacity
The African Press Organization (APO), the leading press release wire in Africa, has announced it was tripling its press release email distribution capacity to 1 million emails per day. This new…
- 16 Jul 2013
NEXIM Selects APO for Press Release Distribution in Africa
The African Press Organization (APO), the leading press release wire in Africa, and global leader in media relations related to Africa, has announced the signature of a retainer agreement as…
- 8 Feb 2013
APO, Acquire Media Ink Distribution Agreement
The African Press Organization (APO), the leading press release wire in Africa and Acquire Media , a leading digital media provider serving financial services and corporate communities, have…
- 9 Sept 2014
APO Introduces Africa’s Revolutionary PR Social Media Analytics
African Press Organization (APO) the press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, has announced the introduction of a social media analysis reporting…
- 23 Apr 2015
Oracle, Raspberry Pi to Connect Thousands of Schools across Africa
Oracle Academy and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have officially launched Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station for Schools, an ambitious project to join thousands of schools in Africa and around the…
- 18 Jan 2019
BitPesa Holds Forum on Future of Finance in African Markets
BitPesa, Nigeria’s foremost cross-border payments platform and treasury solutions, is set to organize an executive forum on future of finance in African frontier markets. The company, in a press…
- 12 Mar 2013
Chehadé, ICANN Boss Calls for Increase in African Registrars
Fadi Chehadé, president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said he is moving ahead immediately with plans to have six new ICANN representatives on the African…
- 3 Sept 2016
African Voices Focuses on African Basketball CEO, Udezue
CNN International’s African Voices sponsored by Globacom, will in the next edition celebrate outstanding change agents on the African continent. Globacom in a press statement in Lagos on Friday…
- 21 May 2015
Ingenico Group Garners Three Awards @ Mobile Money Expo
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, won the coveted ‘Financial Inclusion Platform of the Year’ Award at the 5th edition of the annual Mobile Money Expo in Lagos, recently. In…
- 16 Apr 2015
Data Breaches Cause 90% Organisations Commercial Misfortunes- Gemalto
A new study has found that about 90% of organizations that experienced data breaches suffered negative commercial consequences, while 87% of IT decision-makers feel their organization’s perimeter…
- 22 Oct 2015
MoneyGram Announces Collaboration with Econet Wireless
MoneyGram, a global provider of innovative money transfer services, and Econet Wireless, the leading mobile operator in Zimbabwe, has announced the launch of a new service that enables customers from…
- 29 Jun 2015
MOBOfree Unveils First eCommerce ID Verification System in Nigeria, Uganda
MOBOfree, the leading African social marketplace, on Monday announced the unveiling of the first-of-a-kind ID verification program in Nigeria and Uganda, further strengthening its position as…
- 28 Apr 2015
Tunis International Bank Goes Live on ICS BANKS®
The Tunis International Bank (TIB), the first bank established in Tunisia under the non-resident banking regulations and a member of Burgan Banking Group, the regional banking arm of Kuwait Projects…
- 18 Jun 2015
African Governments Commit $5m to Regional Innovation Fund
A ‘Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund’ for Africa launched recently shows African Governments contribution to the World Bank ‘Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and…
- 13 Feb 2015
SecurityBreaches Reached 49% in 2014, 1Bn Data Records Compromised- Gemalto
Data breaches increased 49 percent in 2014 to 1 billion data records compromised, with cybercriminals targeting identity theft as top breach category, according to Gemalto, the world leader in…
- 14 May 2015
TNS, Kantar & GeoPoll Ready for Mobile Research in Africa
Global research consultancy TNS on Tuesday announced an exclusive and wide-reaching strategic partnership with GeoPoll, the world’s largest mobile survey platform. Under the multi-year agreement, TNS…
- 24 May 2015
SimbaPay Commences Free UK to Nigeria Money Transfers
SimbaPay, a leading digital money transfer provider, on Friday, announced the launch of its money transfer service to Nigeria. Using the SimbaPay app or website, Nigerians living in the UK can send…
- 29 Jan 2015
Telecos Need Better, Smarter Ways to Serve Data-Hungry Africans- Aurecon
Africa stands out as data consumption continues to grow at an incredible pace globally. Over 90% of all the data in the world was created in the past two years, and the total amount of data being…
- 14 Jul 2015
Why African Insurers Must Innovate To Attract Digital Consumers
Insurers who are able to innovate when it comes to the design and delivery of products and services will not only be fostering greater loyalty amongst their consumers, but they will also be helping…
- 14 Mar 2015
Orange, Airtel To Enable Côte d’Ivoire & Burkina Faso Int’l Money Transfers
On Friday, customers of Orange Money in Côte d’Ivoire started using their mobile phones to send money to customers of Airtel Money in Burkina Faso, and vice versa. This partnership between Orange and…
- 12 Jun 2015
78% Global Travellers Use Digital Info to Plan Trips- Visa
Visa, a global payments technology company, today announced the launch of NotATourist, an innovative, full-fledged regional campaign aimed at driving international tourism during holidays, and making…
- 14 Jan 2015
Local Internet Hosting Key to Furthering Africa Internet Development- Report
Local Internet hosting has been identified as essential in the development of the Internet ecosystem in emerging countries, according to a report on Tuesday by the Internet Society. The report by…
- 4 Dec 2014
5 Festive Season Online Shopping Checklist From DHL Perspective
In the lead up to the festive season, consumers are increasingly turning to online shopping portals instead of visiting physical stores. Oliver Facey, vice president, Operations for DHL Express Sub…
- 7 Sept 2013
Demo Africa Selects 40 Projects for 2013 Launchpad
40 projects have been selected for launchpad at this year’s DEMO Africa conference, according to the organizers. 300 technology startups from 24 African countries applied for this year's DEMO Africa…
- 21 May 2018
Nkemdilim to Speak in South Korea on Africa Innovation
Nkemdilim Begho, Chief Executive Officer of Future Software Resources Limited, will join Heads of African State, Delegations of 80 member countries, international organizations, government…
- 15 Dec 2017
Accenture Releases Fjord Trends 2018
Analyzing the pressing forces acting internally and externally on organizations and society, Accenture has released Fjord Trends 2018. Its 11th annual report examines seven emergent trends…
- 27 Jul 2023
African CEOs Identify Advanced AI and Analytics as Success Drivers - IBM Study
A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value found that over half (54%) of African CEOs surveyed identify customer experience as their highest business priority. They also…
- 24 May 2018
Google to Commit $2M Grant in Funding for Its African Impact Challenge
Google is to commit $2m worth of grant funding to nonprofit Organisations in Nigeria through its First African Impact challenge, which will see funding awarded to non-profit organizations that are…