L'Autre Afrique was distributed both in Europe and Africa, to take advantage of the mobility that the French communication and transport infrastructure provided to develop a global network of journalists, analysts and photographers. This network proved difficult to sustain as financial pressures forced L'Autre Afrique to close after only three years. In 2001 Placca resurrected it with a clearer financial structure. The first issue was published on 1 July 2001. In September 2001, the magazine was published weekly. Despite this and the distribution systems, this attempt also failed. L'Autre Afrique ceased publication in September 2002.
