''Les Afriques'' is a weekly economical and financial African newspaper. In 2007, it claims to be the first

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financial

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. It is published weekly and available in almost all

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History

The newspaper started its publication in July 2007. Its launch was announced on the French-language TV ''Journal de Léman bleu'' and on several specialised African websites. After a first journal and a necessary period of adaptation using a franchise system, the journal ''Les Afriques'' launched local editions for

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

and

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

Objectives

In order to balance the views of the "old continent", the journalist are based in Africa (Morocco, Senegal and

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) and are highly respected in the African financial community.

Journalists

Adama Wade, Morocco

Adama Wade, a Mauritanian national, established in

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

for at least thirteen years. He has flourished as a journalist in the Economic and Financial sections in the Moroccan press.

Chérif Elvalide Seye, Senegal

He was a special advisor to the communication for president

Abdoulaye Wade Abdoulaye Wade (born 29 May 1926)
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2000–2002 and he has created or managed several media entities in his country. Chérif Seye died on June 18, 2012 in Nairobi Kenya :fr:Chérif Elvalide Seye

References

External links

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