Categories: OLD Media Moves

Forbes to launch Africa edition

Forbes announced Tuesday its 16th local-language edition, Forbes Africa, in partnership with Africa Business News Publishing.

The new edition is scheduled to launch in October 2011, with English-language distribution in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya

“Forbes Africa is a very important step for our continued international expansion,” said Forbes Television and Licensing president Miguel Forbes in a statement. “The region is ripe for micro finance and innovative entrepreneurs. This is Africa.”

The founders of Africa Business News Publishing also own Pan Africa Business Media Holdings, which launched CNBC Africa in 2007.

Other foreign editions of Forbes are in China, Croatia, Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Latvia, Middle East, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.

Read more here.

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