Dakar, Senegal 04/02 - The France-based Panafrican Press Association (APPA) will on 9 April launch a new service called `APPA-ECO` to dispatch economic news from companies and institutions on Africa.
"APPA-ECO will help African journalists and journalists in charge of Africa in the Western media to receive free of charge information of enterprises operating in Africa. This service will be run together with the global mailing list of the Panafrican Press Association," said the Special Adviser to APPA president, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard.
APPA (French acronym) dispatches freely to 2,500 subscribers press releases issued by French, European, Pan-African and international institutions related to Africa, development and bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
APPA dispatched 5,155 press releases related to Africa in 2006.
Recognising APPA`s role, the African Development Bank (AfDB) described it as "a major actor in dispatching information related to Africa".
