Africa-Asia Confidential was first published in November 2007 by the same group that owns Africa Confidential, Asempa Limited of Cambridge. The newsletter was founded in response to the growing political and economic relations between Africa and Asia, and by the need to understand the implications for Africa. Available by subscription only, it is published monthly and edited by African specialist Patrick Smith, who has edited Africa Confidential since 1991. The headquarters of Africa-Asia Confidential is in London.