''Jeune Afrique'' (English: ''Young Africa'') is a French-language

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weekly

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, founded in 1960 in

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

and subsequently published in

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. It is the most widely read pan-African magazine. It is also a book publisher, under the imprint "Les Éditions du Jaguar". Starting in 2000, ''Jeune Afrique'' has also maintained a news website.

History and profile

''Jeune Afrique'' was co-founded by

Béchir Ben Yahmed Béchir Ben Yahmed ( ar, البشير بن يحمد) (2 April 1928 – 3 May 2021) was a Tunisian-French journalist. He founded the weekly news magazine ''Jeune Afrique'' and served as its CEO. He also founded the newspaper '. Biography The son o ...

and other Tunisian intellectuals in

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

on 17 October 1960. The founders of the weekly moved to

due to strict censorship imposed during the

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of Habib Bourgiba. The magazine covers African political, economic and cultural spheres, with an emphasis on Francophone Africa and the

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. From 2000 (issue 2040) to early 2006 (issue 2354), the magazine went by the name ''Jeune Afrique L'intelligent''. ''Jeune Afrique'' is published by ''Groupe Jeune Afrique'', which also publishes the monthly French-language lifestyle magazine ''

Afrique Magazine Afrique is Africa in French. It may also refer to: * Afrique (impressionist) (1907-1961), South African singer and impressionist, born Alexander Witkin * ''Afrique'' (album), a 1971 album by Count Basie * Afrique, an American R&B-jazz studio band ...

'', the bimonthly French-language newsmagazine '' La Revue'', and the monthly English-language news magazine ''

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''. The headquarters of the magazine in Paris has been attacked in France two times, once, in 1986, and the other time, in January 1987. Responsibility for the latter attack was claimed by the

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Charles Martel Group. The magazine has an edition published for Tunisia, which has been suspended several times for covering sensitive news concerning the country. For instance, from July 1984 to January 1985 it was banned in the country. In June 1989 the magazine was also banned in

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. During this period, it had a circulation of around 13,000 copies in the country.

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