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This Is Africa

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This Is Africa
TypeNewsmagazine
FormatMagazine
Owner(s)Pearson plc, via Financial Times
HeadquartersLondon, England
Circulation20,000
Websitewww.thisisafricaonline.com

This Is Africa is an English-language bi-monthly business publication owned by the Financial Times and edited in London. It examines African business and politics in a global context. This Is Africa investigates foreign policy towards Africa and tracks the rise of the African consumer. Adrienne Klasa was one of the editors of the magazine.[1]

According to the magazine’s 2013 media pack, the readership circulation by job description is 25% Senior Government Officials, 24% Consultants and Intermediaries, 20% C-Suite, 20% Director of Policy and 11% Institutional Investors, while the regional readership breakdown is 25% Africa, 24% Americas, 23% Europe, 18% Asia and 10% Middle East.[2]

Features

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This Is Africa focuses primarily on FDI business and political developments that impact on how Africa interacts with the world. It has regular sections on:

Name Description
Legal Bulletin a record of all the new and upcoming legislation that might impact on business concerns across Africa.
Development a global perspective of development in Africa, including education, agriculture, healthcare and business.
Policy a review of the latest government policy across Africa.
Perspectives opinion pieces and interviews with Kofi Annan,[3] Muhammad Ali Pate,[4] Mo Ibrahim,[5] Gordon Brown,[6] Ban Ki-moon.[7]
Reports a series of in-depth reports conducted with WEF, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), and the Brookings Institution[8] on themes such as agriculture, development and education.

References

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  1. ^ "Adrienne Klasa". skoll. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "This Is Africa Media Pack". Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. ^ "WEF Africa 2012: Africa's growth must become more inclusive". Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ "A healthcare vision for Nigeria". Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Building on Africa's progress". Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Q&A with Gordon Brown – UN Special Envoy for Global education". Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Ban Ki-moon: Education must be our first priority". Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Africa Learning Barometer". Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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