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APO Group Wins Double at 2025 Global Brand Awards

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Recognised for Leadership in PR, Strategic Communications and Influential Storytelling. APO Group ( www.APO-opa.com ), the leading multi-award-winning, pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, has been recognised at the 2025 Global Brand Awards for delivering communications at a continental scale - ensuring impact, trust, and consistency across multiple markets and institutions. APO Group received two honours: Excellence in PR & Strategic Communications, and Most Influential Media Campaign. The Global Brand Awards celebrate organisations demonstrating leadership, innovation, and measurable impact across international markets. “These awards recognise the scale and scope of the work we deliver across Africa. Our clients rely on communications that deliver tangible results across markets and institutions. By combining senior advisory, local execution, and guaranteed visibility, APO Group provides a single accountable system that delivers excellenc...
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APO Group remporte un doublé aux Global Brand Awards 2025

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La société est reconnue pour son leadership en relations publiques, en communications stratégiques et en narration influente. APO Group/ -- APO Group ( www.APO-opa.com ), le leader panafricain multiprimé du conseil en communication et de la distribution de communiqués de presse, a été récompensé lors des Global Brand Awards 2025 pour la fourniture de communications à l’échelle continentale, garantissant l’impact, la confiance et la cohérence sur de multiples marchés et auprès de diverses institutions. APO Group a reçu deux distinctions : Excellence en Relations Publiques et Communications Stratégiques et Campagne Médiatique la plus Influente. Les Global Brand Awards célèbrent les entreprises qui font preuve de leadership, d'innovation et d'impact mesurable sur les marchés internationaux. « Ces prix récompensent l’ampleur et la portée du travail que nous accomplissons dans toute l’Afrique. Nos clients s'appuient sur des communications qui produisent des résultats tangibles à...
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Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation: After Being Recognized as One of the 100 Most Influential Africans by New African Magazine, Named Among the 100 Most Influential African Women alongside Tanzania and Namibia Presidents, by Avance Media for the 7th Consecutive Year

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Following her recent recognition as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans 2025 by  New African Magazine (UK), Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and  President of the “More Than a Mother” Campaign, has now been named among the  100 Most Influential African Women 2025 by Avance Media, for the seventh  consecutive year. She is recognized alongside Africa’s highest-ranking leaders, including  H.E. SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN, President of Tanzania, and H.E. NDEMUPELILA  NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, President of Namibia. The recognition highlights her  unwavering commitment to women empowerment, girls’ education, and the  transformation of patient care across Africa. The annual list celebrates African women whose leadership, influence, and  accomplishments continue to shape decision-making at the highest levels locally and  internationally. Commenting on the recognition, Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej (Ret.) said, “I am deeply  honored to be recog...
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Binance and Franklin Templeton Advance Strategic Collaboration with Institutional Collateral Program

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The program alleviates a long-standing pain point for institutional traders by allowing them to use traditional regulated, yield-bearing money market fund assets in digital markets without parking those assets on an exchange. Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader and Binance ( www.Binance.com ), the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient. Now live, eligible clients can use tokenized money market fund shares issued through Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform as off-exchange collateral when trading on Binance. The program alleviates a long-standing pain point for institutional traders by allowing them to use traditional regulated, yield-bearing money market fund assets in digital markets without parking those assets on an exchange. Instead, the value of Benji-issued fund shares is mirrored within Binance’s trading enviro...
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Sweden and Ukraine committed to cooperate on cybersecurity

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Cyber attacks are one of the tactics used by Russia in its war against Ukraine. Sweden and Ukraine have now reached an agreement aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s resilience to cyber attacks, which also enhances Sweden’s capability to cope with sophisticated cyber threats. The memorandum of understanding regarding cybersecurity was signed on 12 February in Germany, in connection with the annual Munich Security Conference. The 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) will take place from February 13 to 15, 2026, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich. As the leading forum for international security policy, the MSC 2026 will once again enable high-level debates on the key foreign and security policy challenges of our time. “Sweden stands by Ukraine, and we will continue to support them for as long as it takes. Through the agreement that has now been signed, Sweden will also be able to contribute to Ukraine’s resilience in the field of cybersecurity, while further strengthening cooperation be...
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APO Group’s Rania El Rafie Appointed Chair of Public Sector & Thought Leadership Awards Judging Committee for the Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards

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Rania El Rafie,  Vice President of  Public Relations & Strategic Communications at Apo Group, appointed as Chair of the Public Sector & Thought Leadership Awards Judging Committee for the Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards The appointment reflects APO Group’s leadership in shaping communications excellence across Africa and the Middle East. APO Group ( www.APO-opa.com ), the leading multi-award-winning, pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, has announced the appointment of Rania El Rafie, Vice President of  Public Relations & Strategic Communications, as Chair of the Public Sector & Thought Leadership Awards Judging Committee for the Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards. The Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards are among the world’s most respected business awards, recognising innovation, leadership, and impact across sectors within the MENA region.   As Chair, Rania personally ...
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Rania El Rafie d’APO Group nommée Présidente du Comité de Sélection des Public Sector & Thought Leadership Awards pour les Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards

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Rania El Rafie, Vice-présidente, relations publiques et communications stratégiques, en tant que Présidente du Comité de Sélection des Public Sector & Thought Leadership Awards pour les Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards Cette nomination témoigne de l’excellence communicationnelle d’ APO Group à travers l’Afrique et le Moyen-Orient.  APO Group ( www.APO-opa.com ), l e leader panafricain multiprimé du conseil en communication et de la distribution de communiqués de presse, annonce la nomination de Rania El Rafie , Vice-présidente, relations publiques et communications stratégiques, en tant que Présidente du Comité de Sélection des Public Sector & Thought Leadership Awards pour les Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards. Les Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards figurent parmi les distinctions les plus respectées au monde, reconnaissant l’innovation, le leadership et l’impact dans tous les secteurs de la région MENA. En tant que Présidente, Rania a ...
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