New African
| Editor | Anver Versi |
|---|---|
| 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 |
New African is an English-language monthly news magazine based in London.[2] Published since 1966, it is read by many people across the African continent and the African diaspora. It claims to be the oldest pan-African monthly in English, as well as "the bestselling pan-African magazine". It is published by IC Publications, which also publishes African Banker, New African Woman and African Business (ISSN 0141-3929).[3]
History
[edit]The magazine was founded in 1966 under the name African Development. In 1977 it was renamed New African Development, a name that it retained until the following year. In 1978 it was rebranded New African.[4]
Event production
[edit]COMESA Investment Forum
[edit]IC Publishing and specifically New African magazine served as the host and promoter of a number of trade and investment fairs and/or conferences on behalf of COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa). In particular, the COMESA Investment Forum meetings held in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have involved a high amount of pro-Chinese programming and media content.[citation needed] Of note, the financial "arm" of COMESA that manages COMESA's trade agreements and investment portfolios is the Preferential Trade Area Bank (PTA Bank), of which the sole non-African member and largest non-regional shareholding state is China.[citation needed]
AFRICASEA Business Forum
[edit]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.
Other languages
[edit]In 2007 IC Publications launched a French-language edition of the New African entitled Le Magazine De l'Afrique ("The Magazine of Africa"), which features content relating to Francophone Africa.[5]
List of editors
[edit]- 1970 March–July: Editor director - Richard Hall, Editor - Alan Rake
- 1970 August: Editor - Alan Rake
- 1977 January: Managing editor - Alan Rake, Editor - Sam Uba, Publisher - Afif Ben Yedder
- 1978 January–April: Executive director - David Coetzee, Managing editor - Alan Rake
- 1978 May: Editor-in-chief - Peter Enahoro
- 1980 January–October: Editor-publisher - Peter Enahoro
- 1980 November: Editor-in-chief - M. Mlamali Adam
- 1981 February: Acting editor-in-chief - Alan Rake, Deputy Editor - Baffour Ankomah
- 1995 January: Editor-in-chief - Alan Rake, Deputy editor - Baffour Ankomah
- 1999 July/August: Editor - Baffour Ankomah
- 2018 July/August: Editor - Anver Versi
References
[edit]- ^ IC Publications 2012 ABC audit shows a rise of 6.4% (bizcommunity.com)
- ^ Tokunbo Ojo (2016). "Framing of the Sino–Africa relationship in diasporic/pan-African news magazines". Chinese Journal of Communication. 9 (1): 38–55. doi:10.1080/17544750.2015.1049628. S2CID 142831334.
- ^ "New African". New African Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ "History of the Group", IC Publications.
- ^ "New African, Le Magazine de l'Afrique".