The Continent
FormatDigital-only
EditorSimon Allison[1]
FoundedApril 2020[2]
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersSouth Africa
Websitehttps://www.thecontinent.org/

The Continent is a pan-African newspaper launched in 2020.[1] The paper focuses on digital content optimized for digital platforms like WhatsApp.[1][3] The Continent is based in South Africa.[4]

Anchoring start (2022)

  1. 1 2 3 Oliver, Laura (2 March 2021). "How publishers are engaging new audiences on messaging apps in the Global South". Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. Mungai, Christine (3 August 2021). ""We are just focused on being where readers are": Pan-African weekly The Continent publishes directly on WhatsApp and Signal". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. Dörries, Bernd (23 September 2020). "Die ganze Vielfalt Afrikas". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. "S Africans put out WhatsApp newspaper". The Taipei Times. Agence France-Presse. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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