Les Afriques

Les Afriques is a weekly economical and financial African newspaper. In 2007, it claimed to be the first Pan-African financial newspaper. It is published weekly and is available in almost all French-speaking countries.

WWW lesafriques.com

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, Senegal and Cameroon.

Objectives

In order to balance the views of the "old continent", the journalists are based in Africa and are highly respected in the African financial community.

Journalists

Adama Wade, Morocco

Adama Wade, a Mauritanian national, established in Casablanca 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 2000–2002, and he has created or managed various media entities in his country. Chérif Seye died on June 18, 2012, in Nairobi, Kenya.