Although free daily numbers in Africa are low compared with other continents, three of the four African countries with free dailies are recent launches, Newspaper Innovation reported Friday.

Free papers have recently launched in South Africa, Morocco and Egypt, while in Botswana, the government publishes the Daily News, the free newspaper market leader in that country.

Circulation for all titles are in the thousands. Visit the Newspaper Innovation site for paid-to-free ratios in Botswana, South Africa, Morocco and Egypt.