ANSA and Senegalese news agency APS sign new partnership

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 28 - Senegalese news agency APS and ANSA have signed a partnership agreement providing for the provision and exchange of content for use on their respective platforms.
    Senegalese Ambassador to Italy Papa Abdoulaye Seck and Italian Ambassador to Senegal Giovanni Umberto De Vito attended the ceremony, the latter by video link from Dakar.
    The partnership enriches the supply of international information for subscribers and clients of the two news agencies. In fact, under the agreement the partners can use each other's information services for editorial purposes and develop joint commercial projects in support of institutional and corporate communications in Italy and Senegal.
    "I welcome with appreciation the start of the collaboration between ANSA and its Senegalese counterpart agency APS," said Italian Ambassador to Senegal Umberto De Vito. "The need for factual and transparent information on the affairs of Italy and Senegal is increasingly felt. Thanks to agreements such as this, it will be possible to strengthen the narrative on the many opportunities, including in the educational, artistic and business fields, that can unite Africa and Europe, as well as providing a more comprehensive perspective on the migration phenomenon," he added.
    For his part, Ambassador Papa Abdoulaye Seck stressed that "this partnership agreement is fundamental to the construction of a world that is marked by interdependence and driven by solidarity. In this respect, it is necessary to put an end to the asymmetry of information at the international level: very often the sources of tension and the mistaken perception we have of people are determined by poor information, which leads to actions that are not consistent with the progress of humanity.
    Education, information, sharing and exchange are imperative if we want our planet to undergo a true positive metamorphosis. The partnership agreement will contribute to this goal, and the Government of Senegal will do everything possible to ensure its rapid, effective and efficient implementation. Moreover, the Government of Senegal is convinced that this agreement will be a total success, given the commitment and determination of the new Senegalese news agency team and the will of Italy that has been constantly reaffirmed for exemplary cooperation with Senegal." APS Director General Thierno Ahmadou Sy expressed satisfaction with the agreement signed with ANSA: "In my opinion, this cooperation between our agencies is all the more opportune as the Italian Republic is home to thousands of Senegalese who need to know what is happening in their home country. And there is no doubt that this media bridge that we are building through this cooperation will allow them to always have the pulse of the country, to have reliable information from Senegal. For its part, APS will strive to make the actions and activities of the Italian entities and citizens living in Senegal more visible, to the delight of their fellow citizens back home." For Stefano De Alessandri, ANSA CEO, "the signing of this partnership is just a first step, which we hope will lead to further collaboration between ANSA and APS. In fact, the agreement includes the possibility of developing specific commercial projects for companies and entities that want to communicate from Senegal to Italy, and for Italian companies and entities that want to communicate in Senegal. Within ANSA we are also developing interesting technological projects that we are ready to share with APS." (ANSA).