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| Editor | Patrick Smith |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Company | Jeune Afrique Media Group |
| Country | France |
| Based in | Paris |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1950-4810 |
The Africa Report is a Paris-based English-language quarterly magazine that focuses on African politics and economics.
Created in 2005 by Paris-based Jeune Afrique Media Group, [1] [ non-primary source needed ]The Africa Report is edited by Africa Confidential 's Patrick Smith. The company also publishes the monthly magazine Jeune Afrique . [2]
The Africa Report launched a website in 2019. It covers the economic, political, and social news of the continent.[ citation needed ]
Featuring a report by sector and a focus by country, each issue is produced by an independent editorial team led by Nicholas Norbrook, the managing editor since its creation. [3]
With more than one million readers per month, The Africa Report implemented a paywall on its news website in 2021 to complement its quarterly print edition. [4] [ non-primary source needed ]
The Africa Report won the 2006, 2007 and 2012 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Award for Best Media as well as the 2007 award for Best Published Feature. [2]
Following the death of the Group's founder Bechir Ben Yahmed on 3 May 2021, the management of The African Report is under supervision of Nicholas Norbroook. [5] [ non-primary source needed ]
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