Forbes Debuts New Africa Magazines, Tapping Into Female Market With ‘Forbes Women Africa’

Striking South Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek graces the cover. No, it’s not another fashion magazine but Forbes‘s newest publication–Forbes Life Africa. But Forbes hasn’t created just one magazine for rapidly developing continent, but two publications. The second caters specifically to the female market–Forbes Women Africa. The magazines are being introduced on the second anniversary of Forbes Africa.
Both launched on Oct. 2, reports BET. The new magazines will highlight trailblazers and pioneers in the business industry and focus on the economy and high culture of Africa.
For its first issue, Forbes Life Africa features a cover story on Wek that gives readers a glimpse into the model’s life at New York Fashion Week, further stressing the impact globalization has had on the magazine’s cosmopolitan African demographic, reports BET