The publication, Forbes’ 26th international edition, was launched in partnership with Lucien Ebata, an African entrepreneur, and Mark Furlong, President of Custom Solutions Media. Forbes Afrique is distributed throughout 23 Francophone countries in Africa.
The editor is Michel Lobe, who previously was the chief African correspondent of the BBC. Forbes Afrique’s distribution is 25,000 copies, with a cover price of 4.90e. Editorial consists of local business stories combined with content gleaned from Forbes’ U.S. publications.
Forbes Media President of Worldwide Development Miguel Forbes stated: "The Forbes family is honored to launch Forbes’ first edition in French, and to further its commitment to bring more foreign editions to the African continent … especially with such a trusted partner."
"Global investors, company executives, opinion leaders are all aware of the prestige and value of the information provided by Forbes. Now the Francophone countries have their own edition produced in their home language to speak to the entrepreneurial power of Forbes Media – with the additional content generated by our local staff,” says Mark Furlong, Publisher and co-founder of Forbes Afrique.
