Facebook has opened its first office on the African continent in Johannesburg, South Africa, to help coordinate growth across the region.
The social network has stated it looks to grow the business to better connect Africans with each other – and advertisers on a local and national level.
Initially, the office will be focused with further cementing Facebook’s place in Sub Saharan Africa: Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, partnering with governments, telecom operators, agencies and more to increase the importance of the app to users.
Nicola Mendelsohn, vice president of EMEA at Facebook, said: “We are inspired by the incredible ways people Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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