Anwarali Versi, professionally known as Anver Versi, is a Kenyan-born journalist who is editor-in-chief of ''

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'' magazine, based in London."Anver Versi, Editor-In-Chief of New African, Interviews His Highness The Aga Khan – 'A Man For All Seasons'"
''Barakah'', 23 September 2019. He began his journalistic career in Nairobi, before moving to England, where he eventually worked for several UK-based pan-African publications,"Anver Versi , Editor ''African Business'' and ''African Banker'' magazines"
Oracle. including ''

African Business ''African Business'' is an African business magazine published by London-based IC Publications. The current editor is David Thomas. History and profile ''African Business'' was first published in January 1982. Anver Versi was the first editor of t ...

'' and ''African Banker''."Anver Versi, Editor of African Business Magazine"
''ReConnect Africa''."Anver Versi, former Editor, African Business"
''African Business'', 23 January 2015. Other newspapers and journals for which he has written include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', the ''

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'' and the '' International Herald Tribune''."Anver Versi"
at Brand Africa.

Biography

Born in

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...

, Kenya, Versi started his education at the Aga Khan School,

Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...

, and read Political Science, Economics, and English at the

University of Nairobi The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN; ) is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi. It is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent univer ...

. He would go on to further studies in the UK at the

University of Warwick , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (2020� ...

and

King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the cit ...

. Versi began his career as a journalist working with the

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of newspapers in Nairobi, before moving to London in 1983, where he was a sub-editor for ''

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'' and the ''

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'', and was also employed by UK-based African magazines such as ''Africa Journal'' and ''Drum'' (West Africa). Working for more than 30 years with IC Publications, he was the founding editor of ''African Banker'' magazine, and in 1994 became editor of ''

'' and as of 2018 is editor-in-chief of ''

'' magazine (where he was formerly deputy editor from 1983 to 1994).

Selected bibliography

* ''Football in Africa'', Collins, 1986, * ''Search for Africa's Political Identity'', Macmillan

References

Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Warwick Date of birth missing (living people) Kenyan journalists Living people Magazine editors People from Nairobi Year of birth missing (living people) {{Africa-journalist-stub