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Forbes to publish Portuguese edition for Africa

Forbes announced Wednesday the launch of its latest local-language edition, Forbes Portuguese Africa, in partnership with ZAP Publishing.

The first issue will be published in the second quarter 2014.

The majority of the editorial content of Forbes Portuguese Africa will be local, complemented by the remainder from the U.S. edition.  The Portuguese edition will be published bi-monthly, and distributed in Angola, Portugal, Mozambique, Cabo Verde, São Tomé e Princípe and Guiné Bissau.

“Everyone is aware of the valuable information provided by Forbes, and we are certain that Forbes will become the number one business magazine in Angola and African Portuguese speaking countries,” said ZAP Publishing’s Jorge Pereira in a statement. “It is our privilege to become a trusted partner of Forbes.’

Forbes has 31 licensed local editions around the world, including Africa, Afrique, Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Middle East Arabic, Middle East English, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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