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Africa.com is an internet media company. Launched in 2010 by Teresa Clarke, the company has grown into a media company providing coverage on topics such financial, political and cultural news related to Africa. Using the online web portal about the continent, its main purpose is to be a unique platform for anyone interested in Africa to learn more about all aspects of the continent. Also it provides for both business and world leaders accurate information about the investment climate. The Africa.com organization has representation offices in Johannesburg, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and New York, United States. African American business woman and entrepreneur Teresa Clarke is the CEO and founder of the site; CBS News correspondent Jacqueline Adams is the executive editor, and Jendayi Frazer (Ambassador to South Africa) is an advisory board member. == History == Africa.com was launched in February 2010, by Teresa Clarke after resigning from her position as a managing director in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co.〔(Goldman Sachs Managing Director Teresa Clarke Resigns To Run Reorganized Tech Company, Africa.com - TheStreet )〕 Clarke is also co-founder of the Student Sponsorship Programme in South Africa. Clarke lived in South Africa from 1995 to 2000 and acquired the domain name around 2001. "Over most of the last decade, I worked at Goldman Sachs. During my free time, I imagined what I would do with the domain name and I looked at other African websites."〔(Africa.com: The domain that launched a startup | memeburn )〕 In a ''Wall Street Journal'' article from May 2010, Africa.com was mentioned because of its potential relevance with the impending 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa that same year. "The site is small—with about 50,000 monthly unique users—but Ms. Clarke said she sees potential in the growth of African investment and a middle class in several African countries."〔(From Goldman Sachs to an Africa Tech Start-Up - Digits - WSJ )〕 Since then, Africa.com has expanded to add information about each of the continent's 54 countries,〔 with over 30,000 daily visitors according to Alexa.com. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Africa.com」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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