Editor | Anver Versi |
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Categories | News magazine |
Frequency | Monthly |
Circulation | 40,218 / month (2012) [1] |
Publisher | IC Publications |
Founded | 1966 |
Company | IC Publications |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based in | London |
Language | English |
Website | newafricanmagazine.com |
ISSN | 0142-9345 |
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IC Publishing is also the organizer and promoter of the Africa and Southeast Asia Business Forum, an annual business conference focused on Sino-African trade relationships. Of note, the primary financial supporter and endorser of the AFRICASEA Forum is BRICS.
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