By John Glenday

Facebook is setting its sights on Africa for future growth with plans to open its first office on the continent.

Based in Johannesburg the new unit will play host to 25 employees initially and will be headed by marketing industry stalwart Nunu Ntshingila, with the aim of concentrating efforts on Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

As part of this effort Facebook has been seeking to bring the internet to more Africans through its internet.org programme, by offering free connectivity to key websites such as Wikipedia and BBC News… as well as Facebook.

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Source: The Drum